1908 in Japan
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See also: | Other events of 1908 History of Japan • Timeline • Years |
Events in the year 1908 in Japan. It corresponds to Meiji 41 (明治41年) in the Japanese calendar.
Incumbents[]
- Emperor: Emperor Meiji[1]
- Prime Minister:
- Saionji Kinmochi (until July 14)
- Katsura Tarō (from July 14)
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: [[]]
- Shiname Prefecture: [[]]
- Tochigi Prefecture: [[]]
- Tokushima Prefecture: [[]]
- Tokyo: [[]]
- Toyama Prefecture: [[]]
- Yamagata Prefecture: [[]]
- Yamaguchi Prefecture: [[]]
- Yamanashi Prefecture: [[]]
Events[]
- April 30 – Masako, Princess Tsune, sixth daughter of Emperor Meiji, marries Prince Tsunehisa Takeda.
- May 15 – 1908 Japanese general election
- June 22 – Red Flag Incident
- November 30 – Root–Takahira Agreement
- Unknown date – Yasui Sewing Machine, as predecessor of Brother Industries founded in Nagoya.[page needed]
Births[]
- February 27 – Kazuo Hasegawa, actor (d. 1984)
- February 29 – Masahiro Makino, film director (d. 1993)
- April 11 – Masaru Ibuka, electronics industrialist, co-founder of Sony (d. 1997)
- July 8 – Kaii Higashiyama, painter (d. 2009)
- July 9 – Takashi Asahina, conductor (d. 2001)
- September 14 – Nobuo Nakamura, actor (d. 1991)
- October 17 – Kenji Miyamoto, communist politician (d. 2007)
- November 10 – Kenkichi Oshima, triple jumper (d. 1985)
- November 11 – Sadako Sawamura, actress (d. 1996)
- December 27 – Tadao Tannaka, triple jumper (d. 1986)
Deaths[]
- January 13 – Hashimoto Gahō, painter (b. 1835)
- March 25 – Iwasaki Yanosuke, businessman, and 4th Governor of the Bank of Japan (b. 1851)
- May 2 – Prince Yamashina Kikumaro, (b. 1873)
- June 23 – Doppo Kunikida, author and poet (b. 1871)
- October 18 – Nozu Michitsura, field marshal (b. 1840)
- October 26 – Enomoto Takeaki, politician, President of the Republic of Ezo (b. 1836)
- November 25 – Inagaki Manjirō, diplomat (b. 1861)
- December 17 – Inoue Hikaru general (b. 1851)
References[]
- ^ "Meiji | emperor of Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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