2021年

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Friday, September 9 1921: Young actress Virginia Rappe has died at the age of 26.

1921 ( Taisho 10 ) Friday, September 9 Actress Virginia Rappe has died of peritonitis from a ruptured bladder. She was 26 years old. The death will be one of the most famous in the history of Hollywood scandals. Virginia Rappe was an actress who was active in silent movies. I was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 7, 1895. Her father was absent and raised by a single mother, but after her mother died at the age of 11, she was raised by his grandmother. She started working as an art model at the age of 14, moved to California in 1916 at the age of 21, and made...
Birthday

Thursday, September 8 1921: Famous Baseball Manager, Taki Masao was born.

1921 (Taisho 10) Thursday, September 8 The Chukyo Commercial High School baseball team (now Chukyo High School attached to Chukyo University) manager Taki Masao was born in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture. He also participated in Koshien five times as a player at the Chukyo Commercial Baseball Club, where he later became the manager. In the summer of 1937 (Showa 12) and the spring of 1938 (Showa 13), he won 2 championships as a catcher. The pitcher of Chukyo Commerce, which combined the battery, was Jiro Noguchi who was said to be an iron-arm pitcher. Especially in the 1937 summer tournament, he pitched to Kumamoto Kogyo, which had Tetsuji Kawakami in the...
Politics

Tuesday, September 6 1921: Shotaro Kokubu, the Vice Minister of the King Yi Bureau, died.

1921 (Taisho 10) On Tuesday, September 6, Shotaro Kokubu, the Vice Minister of the King Yi Bureau of Korea under Japanese rule, died suddenly. Kokubu is a well-known diplomat proficient in Korean, and served as an interpreter during negotiations between Japan and the ROK by Hirobumi Ito. When the Chosen Sotoku-fu was established in 1910 (Meiji 43), he became the head of the Personnel Bureau. Because of the strong trust of the Yi Dynasty, he transferred the former royal family of Korea to the Yi Dynasty Bureau under the jurisdiction of the Minister of the Imperial Household, and served as the second vice minister after the Minister of the Yi...
Politics

Saturday, September 3 1921: Prince Hirohito landed in Yokohama after completing his European tour

1921 (Taisho 10) On Saturday, September 3, Prince Hirohito landed in Yokohama after completing his European tour. Prime Minister Takashi Hara, Minister of State and other high-ranking officials boarded the battleship Katori from Yokohama Port to greet the Crown Prince. There were a lot of visitors at Yokohama Port. We took a train from Yokohama Station to Tokyo Station, and then returned to Takanawa Togu Gosho in a covered carriage from Tokyo Station. The whole roadside was filled with a crowd that had no room to stand, and the cheers of “banzai” never stopped. According to a message from Crown Prince Hirohito, the most impressive things during his visit to...
Politics

Friday, September 2 1921: European tour of Crown Prince Hirohito ended successfully.

1921 (Taisho 10) Friday, September 2 Crown Prince Hirohito’s European tour ended successfully. The battleship Katori carrying Imperial Prince Hirohito arrived at Tokyo Bay one day earlier than scheduled. Kimigayo and banzai were welcomed by those who anchored in Tateyama Bay and filled the land and sea. According to the True Record of Emperor Showa, tens of thousands of visitors waved national flags and shouted “banzai” repeatedly along the bay’s coast. In the afternoon, about 30,000 elementary and middle school students from Chiba Prefecture held a flag parade. At night, a large procession of red lanterns is held at Tateyama Beach by residents of both Tateyama and Hojo. The crown...
Social

Thursday, September 1 1921: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co established.

1921 (Taisho 10) Thursday, September 1 Otsuka Takesaburo established Otsuka Pharmaceutical Industrial Department (currently Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory) in Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture. The company employs 10 people and produces magnesium carbonate from salt field residue. After the war, his eldest son Masashi Otsuka took over Otsuka Pharmaceutical in 1947 (Showa 22) and greatly developed the company. 1953 (Showa 28) Oronine Ointment, 1965 (Showa 40) Oronamine C, 1980 (Showa 55) POCARI SWEAT and other hit products were launched in succession. Sales of POCARI SWEAT released in 1980 (Showa 55) initially stagnated, but in 1986 (Showa 61) Chisato Moritaka and Shigesato Itoi’s comical commercial made the POCARI SWEAT a buzz, and with...
Birthday

Wednesday, August 31 1921: Sculptor, Takahashi Go was born.

921 (Taisho 10) Wednesday, August 31 Sculptor Takahashi Go was born in Chiyoda, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture. His real name was Takeshi TAKAHASHI. For generations, his birthplace in Yamagata made a living as a wood carver for shrines and temples, known as miyaborishi (wood carver). Takahashi Tsuyoshi also studied under his father from a young age, and started to carve the family business of temples and shrines. In 1940 (Showa 15), he moved to Tokyo at the age of 19, and the following year he entered the Tokyo School of Fine Arts (present Tokyo University of Arts), where he mastered his skills under the sculptor Sekino Seiun. With World War...
Birthday

Monday, August 29 1921: The First Kamikaze attack leader SEKI Yukio was born.

1921 (Taisho 10) Monday, August 29 SEKI Yukio, who later became leader of the Kamikaze Tokkotai “Shikishima-Unit,” was born in Omachi Town, Nii County, Ehime Prefecture. It corresponds to the present Saijo City. My father Katsutaro was an antique dealer. He went from Omachi Elementary School to Saijo Junior High School (now Ehime Prefectural Saijo High School), and then to the Naval Academy in December 1938 (Showa 13). In 16 1941, he graduated from the Naval Academy. He is a 70 year graduate. In the same class was pilot Kanno Naoshi, also called the Ace of Shooting Down. In 1943 (Showa 18), he was assigned to the Kasumigaura Air Corps....
Art

Sunday, August 28 1921: The movie “Disraeli” was released in the United States

1921 (Taisho 10) The movie “Disraeli” was released in the United States on Sunday, August 28. It is a film about the life of British politician Benjamin Disraeli in the early 19 century. Veteran actor George Arlis played the main character, Disraeli. Benjamin Disraeli is a highly respected figure in Britain, a Jewish who rose to be leader of Britain’s Conservative Party and served as prime minister for two terms. This film will be released in Japan 3 years later on July 8, 1924 (Taisho 13), but after the start of the screening, a part of the film was considered problematic and the screening was cancelled on July 12. At...
Art

Saturday, August 27 1921: Actress Yoko Yaguchi was born, later the wife of Akira Kurosawa.

1921 (Taisho 10) Saturday, August 27 Actress Yoko Yaguchi was born in Hong Kong. His real name was Kiyo KUROSAWA. She is the wife of movie director Akira Kurosawa. As my father was an employee of Nippon Yusen, I spent my childhood overseas. After being born in Hong Kong, he returned home after finishing elementary school in Shanghai. She entered Showa Girls’ High School (currently Showa High School attached to Showa Women’s University), but at the age of 17, in grade 4, she dropped out of the school in admiration of actress Takiko Mizunoe and joined Shochiku Shojo Kagekidan in 1937 (Showa 12). In 1940 (Showa 15), he moved to...