Politics

Saturday, November 26 1921: The statesman Ito Tomoya died at the age of 48.

1921 (Taisho 10) Saturday, November 26 The statesman Ito Tomoya died. He died early at the age of 48. On April 10, 1873, Tomoya Ito was born as the first son of Seiki Ito, a well-known local physician in Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture. His father, Kiyomoto ITO, was originally the third son of Mondo SUWA, a feudal retainer of Sendai Domain, but he studied Western studies in Edo, studied medicine under “Ito Genboku” and “Ito Bokusai,” who were famous disciples of Siebold, and was adopted by Hokusai ITO after he moved to Tsuruoka and opened a business there in 1868. At that time, cholera was frequently prevalent and caused many...

Politics

Tuesday, November 22 1921: The battleship Mutsu built at the Yokosuka has been handed over to the Navy.

1921 (Taisho 10) Tuesday, November 22 The state-of-the-art battleship Mutsu built at the Yokosuka Navy Yard has been handed over to the Navy. The handover ceremony was held and he was registered in Sasebo Chinju-fu. Mutsu was the second ship of the Nagato-class battleship that we met at that time. In 1907, after the Russo-Japanese War, the first 2 ships of the 88 Squadron Project, which en 40 visaged the US Navy as a hypothetical enemy, were these 2 Nagato-type battleships. For budgetary support, the Imperial Diet expanded the fleet to 84 in 1916, 86 in 1918, and 88 in 1920. However, considering that the total expenditure of the Japanese...

Birthday

Friday, November 18 1921: Ko Kusunoki, the first sun of composer Masakazu Kusunoki, was born in Kushiro City.

On Friday, November 18, Ko Kusunoki, a member of the Antarctic wintering party, was born in Kushiro City. His father, Masakazu Kusunoki, is known as the composer of the dormitory song “A Gyokuhai ni Hanaukete” at Daiichi High School under the old system (the present Faculty of Liberal Arts, the University of Tokyo). Let me briefly explain about this father, Masakazu Kusunoki. Masakazu Kusunoki was born in 1880 in 13 Omonogawamachi, Akita Prefecture. He had a great musical talent and was good at playing the piano. The dormitory song “A Tamahai ni Hanauke te,” which he composed when he was a high school student, has been sung for a long...

Politics

Thursday, November 17 1921: Crown Prince Hirohito appeared in Hino and Hachioji to inspect a special army exercise.

1921 (Taisho 10) Thursday, November 17 Crown Prince Hirohito appeared in Hino and Hachioji to inspect a special army exercise. The Army Special Exercise is a military exercise conducted by the Army under the control of the Emperor. It was held every fall for 4 days. It was a large-scale one where more than two divisions fought against each other, and the people’s interest was high. The first meeting was held in 1892 (Meiji 25), and a total of 34 meetings were held until 1936 (Showa 11), the year before the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War. In 1921, the Army held special 10 exercises in Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama. It...

Birthday

Wednesday, November 16 1921: The president of OKAMOTO Industries inc, Seno Ochikahisa, was born.

1921 (Taisho 10) Wednesday, November 16 The banker and businessman, Seno Ochikahisa, was born in Fukuoka. In 1939, he graduated from Junior High School Shuyukan (present Fukuoka Prefectural Shuyukan High School) 14 and entered the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Kyoto Imperial University, and while he was a student there, he joined the war in December 1943 (Showa 18). He graduated the following year and became a second lieutenant in the Army. After demobilization, he joined Yasuda Bank in 1946 21. Yasuda Bank later changed its name to Fuji Bank and is now integrated into Mizuho Bank. In 1970, 40 he became Director and General Manager, Nagoya Branch....

Politics

Monday, November 14 1921: Toshiko Yamane, Japan’s first female diplomat, was born in Sapporo.

1921 (Taisho 10) Monday, November 14 Toshiko Yamane, Japan’s first female diplomat, was born in Sapporo. Her father was Jinshin YAMANE, a livestock scientist who was an assistant professor at Hokkaido Imperial University at that time. She was born the youngest of three brothers and sisters. Her brother is Otohiko Yamane, who inherited the research of his father Jinshin and later became a professor at the Faculty of Agriculture of Tottori University. Her father Yamane Jinshin transferred from Hokkaido Imperial University to Taipei Imperial University to become a professor. So they moved to Taiwan. In April 1934, she entered Taipei State High School for Girls at the age of 12....

Politics

Sunday, November 13 1921: Korekiyo Takahashi was appointed as the 20th Prime Minister of Japan.

1921 (Taisho 10) Sunday, November 13 Korekiyo Takahashi was appointed as the 20th Prime Minister and the Takahashi Cabinet was formed. It was called the “Inuki Cabinet” in which all the cabinet members remained as the successor to the assassinated Takashi Hara Cabinet. Prime Minister Takahashi doubled as Minister of Finance. He also became the fourth president of the ruling Seiyukai Party. Takahashi Korekiyo is not a party politician. However, in 1913, the third Taro KATSURA cabinet collapsed amid the growing movement to protect the constitution, and when he joined the next Gonbei YAMAMOTO cabinet as finance minister, he accepted Prime Minister YAMAMOTO’s persuasion and decided to join the party....

Politics

Friday, November 11 1921: The Washington Conference was held at the request of the US President Warren Harding.

1921 (Taisho 10) The Washington Conference was held on Friday, November 11. It was an international conference that was held in Washington, the capital of the United States, on February 6 of the following year at the request of the President of the United States, Warren Harding. In addition to Japan and the United States, nine countries, including Britain, France, Italy and China, are participating. There were three items on the agenda. It’s as follows. (1) Naval disarmament, (2) Far East issues, and (3) Pacific issues. The Japanese side was responsible for the first topic (1) Vice Admiral Tomosaburo Kato, the Japanese plenipotentiary, for naval disarmament, and the remaining (2)...

Social

Thursday, November 10 1921: Crown Prince Hirohito played golf with his aides at Shinjuku

On Thursday, November 10, 1921, Crown Prince Hirohito played golf with his aides at Shinjuku Gyoen. The Emperor Showa Jitsuroku mentions the following in the article of May 9 of the previous year, 1920. He seems to have deepened his interest in golf since he turned 19. May 9 , 1920 (Taisho 9) At 10:00 AM, the Emperor visits the Odemon Gate and the Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden to play golf. 3:45 PM returned to the temple. Around this time, the Crown Prince became more interested in golf and often practiced it during breaks and after school at the Gogakumonjo.During his European tour in 1920, Prince Hirohito played golf with...

Politics

Wednesday, November 9 1921: A memorial service for the recently assassinated Prime Minister Takashi Hara held in Japanese Embassy in Washington DC.

1921 (Taisho 10) Wednesday, November 9 A memorial service for the recently assassinated Prime Minister Takashi Hara was held at the Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C., just ahead of the Washington Conference which is scheduled to be held on November 11 soon. More than 200 people attended the memorial service, which was held at 4:30 PM amid heavy rain. On the mantelpiece in the drawing room, in addition to the Hinomaru national flag, a bouquet of pure white chrysanthemums and a photograph of Prime Minister Takashi Hara were displayed. Following a 30 second moment of silence, the three Japanese delegates to the Washington conference delivered their condolences. First, Kijuro SHIDEHARA,...