1921 in Japan

none March 2019 1921 Japan Template:Year in Japan: Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg 80px Other events of 1921 History of Japan Timeline Years Events from the year 1921 in Japan. It corresponds to Taishō 10 (大正10年) in the Japanese calendar. Incumbents Emperor: TaishōTaishō emperor of Japan https://www.britannica.com/biography/Taisho Encyclopedia Britannica 27 March 2019 en Regent: Hirohito (from November 25) Prime Minister: Hara Takashi (until November 4) Takahashi Korekiyo (from November 13) Governors Aichi Prefecture: Shunji Miyao (until 18 April); Hikoji Kawaguchi (starting 18 April) Akita Prefecture: Ryoshin Nao Aomori Prefecture: until 9 March: Hidehiko Michioka 9 March-28 September: Shundo Kahei starting 28 September: Yujiro Ozaki Ehime Prefecture: Toshio Mawatari (until 27 May); Juunosuke Miyazaki (starting 27 May) Fukui Prefecture: Kohei Yuji (until 27 May); Josuke Shiraogawa (starting 27 May) Fukuoka Prefecture: Yasukouchi Asakichi Fukushima Prefecture: Miyata Mitsuo Gifu Prefecture: Kanokogi Kogoro (until 27 May); Manpei Ueda (starting 27 May) Gunma Prefecture: Muneyoshi Oshiba Hiroshima Prefecture: Raizo Wakabayashi (until 19 July); Ichiro Yoda (starting 19 July) Ibaraki Prefecture: Yuichiro Chikaraishi (until 27 May); Genjiro Moriya (starting 27 May) Iwate Prefecture: Takeo Kakinuma Kagawa Prefecture: Yoshibumi Satake Kochi Prefecture: Abe Yoshihiko Kumamoto Prefecture: Hikoji Kawaguchi (until 27 May); Sansuke Nakayama (starting 27 May) Kyoto Prefecture: Eitaro Mabuchi (until July); Raizo Wakabayashi (starting July) Mie Prefecture: Haruki Yamawaki Miyagi Prefecture: Mori Masataka (until 27 May); Yuichiro Chikaraishi (starting 27 May) Miyazaki Prefecture: Naomiki Hirose (until 3 July); Goro Sugiyama (starting 3 July) Nagano Prefecture: Tenta Akaboshi (until 27 May); Tadahiko Okada (starting 27 May) Niigata Prefecture: Ota Masahiro Okayama Prefecture: Masao Kishimoto Okinawa Prefecture: Sōsuke Kawagoe (until 27 May); Jyun Wada (starting 27 May) Saga Prefecture: Sawada Ushimaro (until 3 June); Tominaga (starting 3 June) Saitama Prefecture: Horiuchi Hidetaro Shiname Prefecture: Sanehide Takarabe Tochigi Prefecture: Hiroyoshi Hiratsuka Tokushima Prefecture: Rinpei Otsu (until month unknown) Tokyo: Hiroshi Abe (until 27 May); Katsuo Usami (starting 27 May) Toyama Prefecture: Higashizono Motomitsu (until 24 December); Shida Jisho (starting 24 December) Yamagata Prefecture: Ichiro Yoda (until 19 July); Morimoto Izumi (starting 19 July) Yamanashi Prefecture: Miki Nagano Events January 15 – Mitsubishi Electronics was separate section from Mitsubishi Shipbuildings (now Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) which was founded in Ōsone, Nagoya.June 2020 January Unknown date – Komatsu Limited was founded, as predecessor name was Komatsu Ironworks.May 2020 September – Sempill Mission sent by Britain to Japan, with the objective of helping the Imperial Japanese Navy develop its aeronaval forces. October 16 – Janome Sewing Machine founded.May 2020 November 4 – Prime Minister Hara Takashi is assassinated at Tokyo Station. November 12 – Washington Naval Conference opens at Memorial Continental Hall Hall in downtown Washington DC. November 25 – Crown Prince Hirohito is made regent in place of his ailing father. December 13 – In the Four-Power Treaty on Insular Possessions, Japan, the United States, United Kingdom, and France agree to recognize the status quo in the Pacific. Termination of Anglo-Japanese Alliance. Ladies' Agreement Unknown date – Otsuka Pharmaceutical (大塚製薬) founded in Naruto, Shikoku Island.April 2020 Births January 3 – Natsuko Kahara, actress (d. 1991) January 26 – Akio Morita, businessman and co-founder of Sony Corporation (d. 1999) February 9 – Junzo Shono, writer (d. 2009) February 11 – Edward Seidensticker, scholar, historian, and translator (d. 2007) February 14 – Toshiko Taira, textile artist (d. 2022) March 19 – Heitaro Nakajima, engineer (d. 2017) April 20 – Michiko Inukai, writer and philanthropist (d. 2017) December 20 – Kosuke Gomi, novelist (d. 1980) Deaths January 13 – Ijuin Gorō, admiral (b. 1852) June 19 – Nabeshima Naohiro, politician and former daimyō (b. 1846) September 28 – Yasuda Zenjirō, entrepreneur, founder of the Yasuda zaibatsu (b. 1838) November 4 – Hara Takashi, Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1856) November 5 – Yusuke Hashiba, archaeologist, historian and anthropologist (b. 1851) December 29 – Hayashi Yūzō, politician (b. 1842) See also List of Japanese films of the 1920s References 1921 in Category:1920s in Japan Category:1921 by country Category:1921 in Asia