1901 in Japan
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See also: | Other events of 1901 History of Japan • Timeline • Years |
Events in the year 1901 in Japan. It corresponds to Meiji 34 (明治34年) in the Japanese calendar.
Incumbents[]
- Emperor: Emperor Meiji[1]
- Prime Minister:
- Itō Hirobumi: until May 10
- Saionji Kinmochi: (Acting) May 10 – June 2
- Katsura Tarō: from June 2
Events[]
- February 5 – Japan fires up the furnace at its first modern ironworks.
- April 20 – Japan Women's University is established.
- September 7 – The Boxer Protocol is signed between the Qing Empire of China and the Eight-Nation Alliance. Japan is represented by the Minister for Foreign Affairs Komura Jutarō.
- Unknown date – Imabari Shipbuilding was founded, as predecessor name was Higaki Shipbuilding in Ehime Prefecture.[citation needed]
Births[]
- February 15 – Minoru Inuzuka, film director and screenwriter (2007)
- February 16 – Koji Shima, film director, actor, and screenwriter (1986)
- February 17 – Motojirō Kajii, writer (d. 1932)
- March 10 – Mushitaro Oguri, novelist (1946)
- March 27 – Eisaku Satō, Prime Minister of Japan, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1975)
- April 19 – Kiyoshi Oka, mathematician (d. 1978)
- April 29
- June 21 – Mitsuko Yoshikawa, FILM actress (d. 1991)
- July 10 – Eiji Tsuburaya, Japanese film director and special effects designer (d. 1970)
- September 9 – Hideo Oguma, poet (d. 1940)
- November 4 – Princess Masako Nashimoto, consort of Crown Prince Euimin of Korea (d. 1989)
- November 5 – Chōgorō Kaionji, writer (1976)
- December 12 – Ihei Kimura, photographer (d. 1974)
Deaths[]
- January 20 – Keisuke Ito, physician and biologist (b. 1803)
- February 3 – Fukuzawa Yukichi, writer and educator (b. 1835)
- March 29 – Ōshima Takatō, engineer (b. 1826)
- June 6 – Oda Nobutoshi, former daimyō (b. 1853)
- June 21 – Hoshi Tōru, politician and cabinet minister (b. 1850)
- August 19 – Shō Tai, last king of the Ryukyu Kingdom (b. 1843)
- December 13 – Nakae Chōmin, philosopher and journalist (b. 1847)
References[]
- ^ "Meiji | emperor of Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Hirohito | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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