1898 in Japan
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See also: | Other events of 1898 History of Japan • Timeline • Years |
Events from the year 1898 in Japan.
Incumbents[]
- Emperor: Emperor Meiji[1]
- Prime Minister:
- Matsukata Masayoshi: until January 12:
- Itō Hirobumi: January 12 – June 30
- Ōkuma Shigenobu: June 30 – November 8
- Yamagata Aritomo: starting November 8
Governors[]
- Aichi Prefecture: [[]]
- Akita Prefecture: [[]]
- Aomori Prefecture: [[]]
- Ehime Prefecture: [[]]
- Fukui Prefecture: [[]]
- Fukuoka Prefecture: [[]]
- Fukushima Prefecture: [[]]
- Gifu Prefecture: [[]]
- Gunma Prefecture: [[]]
- Hiroshima Prefecture: [[]]
- Ibaraki Prefecture: [[]]
- Ishikawa Prefecture: [[]]
- Iwate Prefecture: [[]]
- Kagawa Prefecture: [[]]
- Kanagawa Prefecture: [[]]
- Kumamoto Prefecture: [[]]
- Kochi Prefecture: [[]]
- Kyoto Prefecture: [[]]
- Mie Prefecture: [[]]
- Miyagi Prefecture: [[]]
- Miyazaki Prefecture: [[]]
- Nagano Prefecture: [[]]
- Nara Prefecture: [[]]
- Niigata Prefecture: [[]]
- Oita Prefecture: [[]]
- Okayama Prefecture: [[]]
- Okinawa Prefecture: [[]]
- Osaka Prefecture: [[]]
- Saga Prefecture: [[]]
- Saitama Prefecture: [[]]
- Shiga Prefecture: [[]]
- Shiname Prefecture: [[]]
- Shizuoka Prefecture: [[]]
- Tochigi Prefecture: [[]]
- Tokushima Prefecture: [[]]
- Tokyo: [[]]
- Toyama Prefecture: [[]]
- Yamagata Prefecture: [[]]
- Yamaguchi Prefecture: [[]]
Events[]
- January Unknown date – A construction brand, Kumagai Gumi was founded in Fukui City.[citation needed]
- January 12 – Ito Hirobumi begins his third term as Prime Minister.
- March 15 – March 1898 Japanese general election
- August 10 – September 1898 Japanese general election
- The first automobile (a Panhard-Levassor) is introduced in Japan.
Births[]
- February 4 – Shinsui Itō, Nihonga painter (d. 1972)
- February 9 – Jūkichi Yagi, poet (d. 1927)
- February 15 – Masuji Ibuse, author (d. 1993)
- March 17 – Riichi Yokomitsu, writer (d. 1947)
- April 28 – Yuzo Saeki, painter (d. 1928)
- April 29 – Iwao Yamawaki, photographer (d. 1987)
- October 5 – Kenzō Masaoka, anime creator (d. 1988)
- October 17 – Shinichi Suzuki, violinist, (d. 1998)
- October 31 – Yoshitoshi Mori, artist (d. 1992)
- December 11 – Tarō Shōji, popular song singer (d. 1972)
- December 12 – Denji Kuroshima, author (d. 1943)
- December 27 – Inejiro Asanuma, politician, leader of the Japan Socialist Party (d. 1960)
Deaths[]
- November 12 – Nakahama Manjirō, translator and castaway (b. 1827)
References[]
- ^ "Meiji | emperor of Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
Categories:
- 1898 in Japan
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