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Thursday, June 16 1921: OSAKO Masatomi, the founder of Zenrin, was born.

Thursday, June 16 1921 (Taisho 10): OSAKO Masatomi, the founder of Zenrin Co., Ltd., which is famous for its housing map, was born in Usa City, Oita Prefecture. After the war, Osako was demobilized from Manchuria and established the Huako Tourism Association in 1949 (Showa 24), which published a pamphlet for tourists titled “Nenkan Beppu”. The city map at the end of the book was well received. The following year, the company changed its name to Zenrin Publishing Co., Ltd., and began full-scale production of housing maps. The name Zenrin means to make friends with neighboring countries. Detailed maps are also military information, so if the world is not peaceful,...
Politics

Wednesday, June 15 1921: Sojiro Kojima appointed to the vice-General Directorate of Education.

1921 (Taisho 10) Wednesday, June 15 There was a personnel reshuffle of Army cadres. The other day, on June 9, Minister of Army Giichi Tanaka resigned, and Hanzo Yamanashi, who had served as Vice-Minister of Army under Tanaka, was promoted to the succeeding Minister of Army. It was Tanaka’s strong wish that Yamanashi became Minister of War. Minobu Omi, who was the head of the educational affairs office, was transferred to replace Yamanashi as vice minister. The post of Director General of the Office of Education is the second most important post in the Army to assist the Important Post-Office of Education, one of the three deputies of the Army....
Politics

Tuesday, June 14 1921: Wang Cai-yu, Chiang Kai-shek’s mother, passed away.

1921 (Taisho 10) On Tuesday, June 14, Wang Caiyu, Chiang Kai-shek’s mother, passed away. He was 59 years old. Wang Caiyu was born in 1864 as the oldest daughter of businessman and landowner Wang Youze. I am currently from Shengzhou, Zhejiang Province. At the age of 20, she married Chiang Chao-tsung, a salt manufacturer who was 44 years old at the time, and Chiang Kai-shek, her eldest son, was born. After her husband Chiang Chao-tsung died in 1895, she brought up her children while running the family salt industry. 100 years ago at that time, Chiang Kai-shek, a 33 year-old leader of the Guangdong government, held a big funeral for...
Social

Monday, June 13 1921: Babe Ruth of the Yankees defeated the Tigers with the performance of winning pitcher, home run, and outfield defense.

1921 (Taisho 10) Monday, June 13 Babe Ruth of the Yankees defeated the Tigers with the performance of winning pitcher, home run, and outfield defense. The three-sword record will be recreated 98 years later, on September 4, 2019, by Cincinnati Reds pitcher Michael Lorenzen in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies. In addition, 100 years later, the re-enactment of the record set by Babe Ruth on the same day as “the starting pitching of the most homerun player” will be the game between Otani Shohei and the Rangers on April 26 this year. Two months have passed since the opening of the Major League this year, and one month is...
Birthday

Sunday, June 12 1921: Mary Agnes Ruggieri was born.

1921 (Taisho 10) Sunday, June 12, Mary Agnes Ruggieri was born in San Francisco. Her name before marriage was Mary Kiddie. After completing a degree in psychology at the University of California, Berkeley in 1943, she continued on to pursue graduate studies in child welfare at the University of Minnesota. During the Pacific War, she volunteered to join the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) in 1944. During World War II, about 150,000 American women worked for WAC and Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps. These were the first women in American history to serve in the Army, with the exception of nurses. Mary arrived in Yokohama in October 1946. She lived in the...
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Saturday, June 11 1921: Masatoshi Kusunoki, a later member of the House of Councilors, was born.

1921 (Taisho 10) Saturday, June 11 Masatoshi Kusunoki, a later member of the House of Councilors, was born in Tokyo Prefecture. He graduated from the Philosophy Department, Faculty of Law and Letters, Nihon University early, and served in the Navy during World War II. After being demobilized, he worked for the Ministry of Education’s General Affairs Division, but when the Federation of New Religions Organizations in Japan (FNROJ) was formed in 1951 (Showa 26), he resigned from the Ministry of Education and took part in its establishment. Kusunoki later became executive director of FNROJ. In 1965 (Showa 40), he ran as a member recommended by the FNROJ in the national...
Politics

Friday, June 10 1921: Crown Prince Hirohito arrived in Belgium.

Friday, June 10 1921 (Taisho 10): Crown Prince Hirohito, who was visiting Europe, arrived in Belgium. King Albert I and Prince Leopold of Brabant (later Leopold III) greet him in Brussels. A welcoming dinner was held at the royal palace on the same night. On the following day, he visited the grave of the late Emperor Leopold II. We received a warm welcome from the citizens. Prince Hirohito looks young and dignified. The Japanese people at that time were very happy to see the Imperial Prince. While the prince was visiting Europe, it was reported in Japanese journalism in detail almost every day. The Crown Prince was very popular. After...
Politics

Friday, June 10, 1921: Naohiro NABESHIMA in critical fatal condition.

On Friday, June 10, 1921, Naohiro NABESHIMA (74 years old), the former lord of the Hizen Saga Domain, was reported to be in critical condition. In 1861 (Bunkyu 1), he succeeded the lord of the Saga Domain from his father, Naomasa NABESHIMA, at the age of 16, and in 1871 (Meiji 4), he became the governor of the Saga Domain in Haihan-chiken (abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures), but he resigned; he accompanied the Iwakura Mission to study in the United States, and later moved to Oxford University in the United Kingdom. 1880 (Meiji 13) Naohiro NABESHIMA went to Rome as an envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of...
2021

<2021 news> Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide carrying the burden of Taiwan contingency. Foreign Secretary Takeo Akiba and Indo-Pacific Coordinator Kurt Campbell are key figures. The true value of the Japan-U.S. alliance will be questioned.

“The biggest strategic issue for Japan and the United States is deterring an emergency in Taiwan.”. The alliance between Japan and the United States is being tested as China’s expansionist activities in the seas and airspace increase. Prime Minister Suga, who officially entered the White House for the first time since the inauguration of the Biden administration, made a successful visit to the United States in April, following the scenario of working-level officials. Takeo Akiba, vice minister for foreign affairs, and Kurt Campbell, coordinator for national security and the Indo-Pacific region, played a key role. The Japan-U.S. joint statement, which clearly states that Japan will strengthen its own defense capabilities...
Politics

Monday, June 6 1921: Crown Prince Hirohito watched Macbeth

1921 (Taisho 10) Monday, June 6: Crown Prince Hirohito, on a visit to Europe, watched Macbeth at the Odeon Theatre in Paris. The orchestra performed Kimigayo, Japan’s national anthem, to the applause of the audience. Along with President Alexandre Millerand, British Ambassador to France Harding, U.S. Ambassador to France Herrick and Japanese Ambassador to France Kikujiro Ishii, Prince Hirohito watched Macbeth’s first performance in Paris, played by American actor James Hackett. This performance seems to have attracted a lot of attention, and the admission fee for S seat was 2500 francs, which was the highest price ever at that time. Hirohito left with President Millerand late at 11:30 PM.