1931 in Japan

This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources:  –  ·  ·  · scholar · JSTOR (March 2019)

← 1930 1929 1928 1931 in Japan → 1932 1933 1934
Decades:	1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
See also:	Other events of 1931 History of Japan  • Timeline  • Years

Events in the year 1931 in Japan.

Incumbents[]

• Emperor: Hirohito^[1]
• Prime Minister:
  • Osachi Hamaguchi: until April 14
  • Wakatsuki Reijirō: April 14 – December 13
  • Inukai Tsuyoshi: from December 13

Governors[]

• Aichi Prefecture:
  • starting 20 January: Masao Oka
  • 20 January-21 December:
  • until 21 December:
• Akita Prefecture: (until 18 December); (starting 18 December)
• Aomori Prefecture: (until 18 December); (starting 18 December)
• Ehime Prefecture: (until 18 December); (starting 18 December)
• Fukui Prefecture: (until 18 December); (starting 18 December)
• Fukushima Prefecture:
  • until 15 April:
  • 15 April-18 December:
  • starting 18 December:
• Gifu Prefecture:
  • until 8 May:
  • 8 May-18 December:
  • starting 18 December: Takehiko Ito
• Gunma Prefecture:
  • until 27 June:
  • 27 June-18 December:
  • starting 18 December:
• Hiroshima Prefecture:
  • until 8 May: Hiroshi Kawabuchi
  • 8 May-18 December: Takekai Shirane
  • starting 18 December: Ryo Chiba
• Ibaraki Prefecture:
  • until 27 June:
  • 27 June-18 December: Tanaka
  • starting 18 December:
• Ishikawa Prefecture: (until month unknown)
• Iwate Prefecture: (until 18 December); (starting 18 December)
• Kagawa Prefecture:
  • until 27 June:
  • 27 June-18 December:
  • starting 18 December:
• Kanagawa Prefecture: Jiro Yamagata (until month unknown)
• Kochi Prefecture:
  • until 27 June: Tanaka
  • 27 June-18 December: Tsuboi
  • starting 18 December:
• Kumamoto Prefecture: (until 18 December); (starting 18 December)
• Kyoto Prefecture:
  • until October:
  • October-December:
  • starting December: Sukenari Yokoyama
• Mie Prefecture: (until 18 December); (starting 18 December)
• Miyagi Prefecture: Michio Yuzawa
• Miyazaki Prefecture:
  • until 18 December: Ariyoshi
  • 18 December-21 December:
  • starting 21 December:
• Nagano Prefecture: (until 18 December); (starting 18 December)
• Niigata Prefecture:
• until 2 October:
• 2 October-18 December:
• starting 18 December:
• Okinawa Prefecture:
• Osaka Prefecture: (starting month unknown)
• Saga Prefecture:
  • until 18 December: Inoue
  • 20 January-18 December:
  • starting 18 December: Saburo Hayakawa
• Saitama Prefecture:
  • until 15 April:
  • 15 April-18 December:
  • starting 18 December:
• Shiname Prefecture:
  • until 21 August:
  • 21 August-18 December:
  • starting 18 December:
• Tochigi Prefecture:
  • until 27 January: Harada
  • 20 January-27 December:
  • starting 27 December:
• Tokyo: (until 18 October); (starting 18 October)
• Toyama Prefecture: (until 15 April); Keiichi Suzuki (starting 15 April)
• Yamagata Prefecture:
  • until 24 October:
  • 24 October-18 December: Ken Yamaguchi
  • starting 18 December:

Events[]

• March - March Incident
• June 27 - Nakamura Incident
• July 1 - Wanpaoshan Incident
• September 21 – A Richer Scale magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit in Yorii, Saitama Prefecture. According to Japanese government official confirmed report, killing 16 persons, 146 persons were wounded.^{[page needed]}
• October 21 - October Incident
• November 4 - Resistance at Nenjiang Bridge
• November 4–18 - Jiangqiao Campaign
• Unknown date
  • Teikyo Commerce School, later Teikyo University was founded in Tokyo.^{[page needed]}
  • A time recorder and robot brand, Amano was founded in Yokohama, as predecessor name of Amano Manufacturing.^{[page needed]}
  • A mail order cram school, Jitsuryoku-Zōshinsha (Ability Promotion), as predecessor of Zōshinsha Holdings (Z-kai) was founded.^[2]

Films[]

• Tokyo Chorus

Births[]

• January 2 – Toshiki Kaifu, Prime Minister of Japan
• January 6 – Kaoru Yachigusa, actress (d. 2019)
• January 20 – Ariyoshi Sawako, writer (d. 1984)
• January 21 – Yoshiko Kuga, actress
• January 28 – Sakyo Komatsu, science fiction writer (d. 2011)
• March 7 – Atsuko, Princess Yori, fourth daughter of Emperor Shōwa
• March 9 – Masahiro Shinoda, film director
• April 11 – Koichi Sugiyama, composer and conductor (d. 2021)
• May 10 – Ichirō Nagai, voice actor (d. 2014)
• June 22 – Teruyuki Okazaki, black belt in Shotokan Karate (d. 2020)
• July 5 – Ryuzo Sato, economist
• July 11 – Yasuo Ōtsuka, animator (d. 2021)
• August 29 – Ichikawa Raizō VIII, actor (d. 1969)
• August 30 – Jōji Yanami, voice actor
• September 17 – Ayako Sono, writer
• November 29 – Shintaro Katsu, actor (d. 1997)
• December 5 – Kyōko Kagawa, actress
• December 11 – Fujiko Yamamoto, actress
• December 15 – Shuntarō Tanikawa, poet and translator
• December 19 – Reiko Sato, actress and dancer (d. 1981)
• December 31 – Sakata Tōjūrō IV, kabuki actor (d. 2020)

Deaths[]

• January 27 – Nishinoumi Kajirō II, Sumo wrestler, 25th yokozuna (b. 1880)
• June 13 – Kitasato Shibasaburō, physician and bacteriologist (b. 1853)
• June 26 – Yamakawa Kenjirō, physicist, university president (b. 1854)
• August 2 – Kinue Hitomi, sprinter and long jumper (b. 1907)
• August 26 – Osachi Hamaguchi, Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1870)
• September 2 – Ichinohe Hyoe, general (b. )
• November 11 – Shibusawa Eiichi, industrialist (b. )

See also[]

• List of Japanese films of the 1930s

References[]