Events from the year 1884 in Japan.

Incumbents

Emperor An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), ...

: Emperor Meiji *Empress consort:

Empress Shōken , born , was the wife and adviser of Emperor Meiji of Japan. She is also known under the technically more correct name . She was one of the founders of the Japanese Red Cross Society, whose charity work was known throughout the First Sino-Japanese ...

Governors

* Aichi Prefecture: Renpei Kunisada *Akita Prefecture:

Akagawa Akagawa (written: 赤川 lit. "red river") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese writer *, Japanese baseball player *Kinji Akagawa (born 1940), American sculptor *, Japanese samurai See also

*Akagawa Stati ...

*Aomori Prefecture: Kyusei Fukushima *Ehime Prefecture: Shinpei Seki *Fukui Prefecture: Tsutomu Ishiguro *Fukushima Prefecture: Michitsume Mishima *Gifu Prefecture:

Toshi Kozaki Toshi may refer to: * Toshi (given name), people with the given name ''Toshi'' * Toshihiko Tahara (born 1961), Japanese idol singer, a solo vocalist * Toshi (musician) (Toshimitsu Deyama, born 1965), a Japanese singer and musician * Toshi (comedian ...

*Gunma Prefecture: Katori Yoshihiko * Hiroshima Prefecture:

Senda Sadaaki Senda or SENDA may refer to: *Aisa Senda *Kakou Senda *Koreya Senda *Sadaaki Senda *Yoshihiro Senda *Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 The Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 (c. 10), also known as SENDA, is an Act ...

Ibaraki Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,871,199 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, Tochigi Prefecture ...

Hitomi Katsutaro Hitomi may refer to:. People * Hitomi (given name), a feminine Japanese given name * Hitomi (voice actress) (born 1967), Japanese voice actress * Hitomi (singer) (born 1976, as Hitomi Furuya), Japanese singer and songwriter * Hitomi Nabatame ( ...

*Iwate Prefecture: Korekiyo Shima then Shoichiro Ishii *

Kanagawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kanag ...

Baron Tadatsu Hayashi Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knigh ...

*Kochi Prefecture:

Yoshiaki Tonabe Yoshiaki is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yoshiaki can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *義明, "justice, bright" *義昭, "justice, bright" *義章, "justice, chapte ...

Kumamoto Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 () and has a geographic area of . Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture to the northeast, M ...

* Kyoto Prefecture:

Baron Utsumi Tadakatsu Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knigh ...

*Mie Prefecture: Sadamedaka Iwamura then

* Miyagi Prefecture:

Matsudaira Masanao The was a Japanese samurai clan that descended from the Minamoto clan. It originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province (modern-day Aichi Prefecture). During the Sengoku period, the chieftain of the main line of ...

*Miyazaki Prefecture: Teru Tananbe * Nagano Prefecture: Makoto Ono then Baron Seiichiro Kinashi *

Niigata Prefecture is a prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,227,496 (1 July 2019) and is the fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area at . Niigata Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture and ...

Nagayama Sheng Hui Nagayama may refer to: ;People * Nagayama Eita (born 1982), Japanese actor from Tokyo * Kazuya Nagayama (born 1982), Japanese football player * Kozo Nagayama (born 1956), Japanese television and film director * Kunio Nagayama (born 1970), former Ja ...

*Oita Prefecture: Ryokichi Nishimura * Osaka Prefecture: Tateno Tsuyoshi *

Saga Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. Saga Prefecture has a population of 809,248 (1 August 2020) and has a geographic area of 2,440 km2 (942 sq mi). Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasa ...

: Kamata * Saitama Prefecture: Kiyohide Yoshida *Shimane Prefecture: Tamechika Fujikawa *Tochigi Prefecture: Mishi Michitsune *

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...

: Earl Kensho Yoshikawa *Toyama Prefecture: Kunishige Masafuni *Yamagata Prefecture: Orita Hirauchi

Events

*November - Chichibu Incident *Unknown date – Yamada Electronic Wire Manufacturing, as predecessor of Furukawa Electronic Work has founded.

Births

*January 1 -

Chikuhei Nakajima , was a Japanese naval officer, engineer, and politician, who is most notable for having founded Nakajima Aircraft Company in 1917, a major supplier of airplanes in the Empire of Japan. He also served as a cabinet minister. Biography Nakajim ...

(d. 1949), naval officer, engineer, and politician, founded

Nakajima Aircraft Company The was a prominent Japanese aircraft manufacturer and aviation engine manufacturer throughout World War II. It continues as the car and aircraft manufacturer Subaru. History The Nakajima Aircraft company was Japan's first aircraft manufactur ...

*January 4 -

Gyosaku Morozumi was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, commanding the Japanese ground forces for the Battle of Mindanao in 1945, especially in the closing months of the war. Biography Morozumi was born in Nagano prefecture. He graduated from the 22nd cla ...

, (d. 1963), general in the

Imperial Japanese Army The was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945. It was controlled by the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office and the Ministry of the Army, both of which were nominally subordinate to the Emperor o ...

*January 14 -

Tetsuzan Nagata was a Japanese military officer and general of the Imperial Japanese Army best known as the victim of the Aizawa Incident in August 1935. Nagata was an influential military figure in the Meiji government and the '' de facto'' leader of the ...

, (d. 1935), general in the

*February 22 -

Tamaki Miura , was a Japanese opera singer who performed as Cio-Cio-San in Puccini's '' Madama Butterfly''. Early life Miura was born the first daughter of Shibata Mōho and Shibata Towa () on February 22, 1884 in Tokyo, Japan. Shibata, a music lover had h ...

(d. 1946), operatic soprano *April 4 -

Isoroku Yamamoto was a Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and the commander-in-chief of the Combined Fleet during World War II until he was killed. Yamamoto held several important posts in the IJN, and undertook many of its changes and reor ...

(d. 1943), Marshal Admiral of the

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and the commander-in-chief of the

Combined Fleet The was the main sea-going component of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Until 1933, the Combined Fleet was not a permanent organization, but a temporary force formed for the duration of a conflict or major naval maneuvers from various units norm ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

*December 30 -

Hideki Tojo Hideki Tojo (, ', December 30, 1884 – December 23, 1948) was a Japanese politician, general of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA), and convicted war criminal who served as prime minister of Japan and president of the Imperial Rule Assistan ...

(d. 1948), leader of the

Imperial Rule Assistance Association The , or Imperial Aid Association, was the Empire of Japan's ruling organization during much of World War II. It was created by Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe on 12 October 1940, to promote the goals of his ("New Order") movement. It evolved i ...

and the 40th

Prime Minister of Japan The prime minister of Japan (Japanese: 内閣総理大臣, Hepburn: ''Naikaku Sōri-Daijin'') is the head of government of Japan. The prime minister chairs the Cabinet of Japan and has the ability to select and dismiss its Ministers of Sta ...

Deaths

* Oura Okei (b. 1828), businesswoman

References

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