1900 in Japan
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See also: | Other events of 1900 History of Japan • Timeline • Years |
Events in the year 1900 in Japan.
Incumbents[]
- Emperor: Emperor Meiji[1]
- Prime Minister:
- Yamagata Aritomo: (until October 19)
- Itō Hirobumi: (starting October 19)
Governors[]
- Aichi Prefecture: [[]]
- Akita Prefecture: [[]]
- Aomori Prefecture: [[]]
- Ehime Prefecture: [[]]
- Fukui Prefecture: [[]]
- Fukushima Prefecture: [[]]
- Gifu Prefecture: [[]]
- Gunma Prefecture: [[]]
- Hiroshima Prefecture: [[]]
- Ibaraki Prefecture: [[]]
- Ishikawa Prefecture: [[]]
- Iwate Prefecture: [[]]
- Kagawa Prefecture: [[]]
- Kanagawa Prefecture: [[]]
- Kumamoto 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: [[]]
- Tochigi Prefecture: [[]]
- Tokushima Prefecture: [[]]
- Tokyo: [[]]
- Toyama Prefecture: [[]]
- Yamagata Prefecture: [[]]
- Yamaguchi Prefecture: [[]]
Events[]
- May 10 – Prince Yoshihito, the future Emperor Taishō, marries Sadako Kujō.
- June 5 – Kyoto Hosei School, as predecessor of Ritsumeikan University has founded.[page needed]
Births[]
- January 1 – Chiune Sugihara, diplomat (d. 1986)
- January 16 – Kiku Amino, author and translator (d. 1978)
- February 11 – Jōsei Toda, educator and peace activist (d. 1958)
- February 27 – Keiji Nishitani, philosopher (d. 1990)
- March 15 – Kenji Tomiki, aikido and judo teacher (d. 1979)
- July 4 – Ukichiro Nakaya, physicist (d. 1962)
- July 5 – Yoshimaro Yamashina, ornithologist (d. 1989)
- July 23 – Prince Kaya Tsunenori (d. 1978)
- August 4 – Nabi Tajima, supercentenarian (d. 2018)
- August 23 – Tatsuji Miyoshi, poet, literary critic, and editor (d. 1964)
Deaths[]
- February 26 – Shinagawa Yajirō, politician (b. 1843)
- August 23 – Kuroda Kiyotaka, second Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1840)
References[]
- ^ "Meiji | emperor of Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
Categories:
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