1906 in Japan

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← 1905 1904 1903 1906 in Japan → 1907 1908 1909
Decades:	1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s
See also:	Other events of 1906 History of Japan  • Timeline  • Years

Events in the year 1906 in Japan.

Incumbents[]

• Emperor: Emperor Meiji^[1]
• Prime Minister:
  • Katsura Tarō (until January 8)
  • Saionji Kinmochi (from January 8)

Governors[]

• Aichi Prefecture: [[]]
• Akita Prefecture: [[]]
• Aomori Prefecture: [[]]
• Ehime Prefecture: [[]]
• Fukui Prefecture: [[]]
• Fukushima Prefecture: [[]]
• Gifu Prefecture: [[]]
• Gunma Prefecture: [[]]
• Hiroshima Prefecture: [[]]
• Ibaraki Prefecture: [[]]
• Iwate Prefecture: [[]]
• Kagawa 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: [[]]
• Tochigi Prefecture: [[]]
• Tokushima Prefecture: [[]]
• Tokyo: [[]]
• Tottori Prefecture: [[]]
• Toyama Prefecture: [[]]
• Yamagata Prefecture: [[]]
• Yamaguchi Prefecture: [[]]
• Yamanashi Prefecture: [[]]

Events[]

• January 12 – Sogi Electronic Company, as predecessor of Asahi Kasei was founded in Isa region, Kagoshima Prefecture.^{[page needed]}
• April 1 – A sports goods brand Mizuno, as predecessor name was Mizuno Sports Goods was founded.^{[page needed]}

Births[]

• March 31 – Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, physicist (d. 1979)
• July 16 – Ichimaru, Japanese recording artist and geisha (d. 1997)
• September 18 – Matsuo Kishi, film critic and filmmaker (d. 1985)
• October 20 – Ango Sakaguchi, author (d. 1955)
• November 13 – Osamu Takizawa, actor (d. 2000)
• November 17 – Soichiro Honda, founder of Honda Motor Company (d. 1991)

Deaths[]

• January 15 – Narasaki Ryō, wife of Sakamoto Ryōma (b. 1841)
• July 23 – Kodama Gentarō, general and politician (b. 1852)
• November 15 – Yamamoto Hōsui, artist (b. 1850)

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