Events from the year 1922 in Japan. It corresponds to Taishō 11 (大正11年) in the Japanese calendar.

Incumbents

Hirohito Emperor , commonly known in English-speaking countries by his personal name , was the 124th emperor of Japan, ruling from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989. Hirohito and his wife, Empress Kōjun, had two sons and five daughters; he was ...

* Prime Minister: ** Takahashi Korekiyo (until June 12) ** Katō Tomosaburō (from June 12)

Governors

Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...

: Hikoji Kawaguchi *Akita Prefecture: Ryoshin Nao (until 16 October); Masao Kishimoto (starting 16 October) *Aomori Prefecture: Yujiro Ozaki *Ehime Prefecture: Juunosuke Miyazaki *Fukui Prefecture: Josuke Shiraogawa *Fukushima Prefecture: ** until 14 June:

Miyata Mitsuo Miyata is a Japanese manufacturer of bicycles, The company has been in operation since 1890. Miyata was also one of the first producers of motorcycles in Japan under the name Asahi. The Asahi AA was the first mass-produced motorcycle in Japa ...

** 14 June-16 October:

Toshio Mawatari Toshio is a common masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Toshio can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *敏夫, "agile, man" *敏男, "agile, man" *敏雄, "agile, male" *俊夫, "sagacious, man" *俊雄, "sagac ...

** starting 16 October:

Iwata Mamoru Iwata may refer to: *Iwata, Shizuoka, city located in Shizuoka, Japan *Iwata (surname) **Satoru Iwata, former president and CEO of Nintendo *Júbilo Iwata is a professional Japanese association football team that currently play in the J2 Leagu ...

*Gifu Prefecture: Manpei Ueda *Gunma Prefecture: Muneyoshi Oshiba (until 16 October);

Yamaoka Kunitoshi Yamaoka is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * (born 1968), Japanese video game composer (''Silent Hill'' series) * Kristi Yamaoka (born 1987), American cheerleader discussed in Cheerleading#Dangers of cheerleading * ( ...

(starting 16 October) *

Hiroshima Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama ...

: Ichiro Yoda (until 16 October); Kamehiko Abe (starting 16 October) * Ibaraki Prefecture: Genjiro Moriya *Iwate Prefecture: Takeo Kakinuma (until 16 October); Ushidzuka Torataro (starting 16 October) *Kagawa Prefecture: Yoshibumi Satake (until 24 October); Shuji Sasaki (starting 24 October) * Kanagawa Prefecture: Yasukouchi Asakichi (starting month unknown) *Kochi Prefecture:

Abe Yoshihiko Abe or ABE may refer to: People and fictional characters * Shinzo Abe (1954–2022), former Prime Minister of Japan * Abe (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname * Abe (surname), a list of people a ...

(until 16 October); Toyoji Obata (starting 16 October) * Kumamoto Prefecture: Sansuke Nakayama (until 16 October);

Tadahiko Okada was a Japanese politician. He was governor of Saitama Prefecture (1916-1919), Nagano Prefecture (1921-1922) and Kumamoto Prefecture (1922-1923). Awards *1945 - Order of the Sacred Treasure The is a Japanese order, established on 4 January ...

(starting 16 October) * Kyoto Prefecture:

Raizo Wakabayashi was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Shimane Prefecture (1908), Nara Prefecture (1909-1913), Yamanashi Prefecture (1913-1914), Saga Prefecture (1914-1915), Kagawa Prefecture (1915-1917), Ehime Prefecture is a prefecture o ...

(until October); Tokikazu Ikematsu (starting October) *Mie Prefecture:

Haruki Yamawaki Haruki is both a masculine/neutral Japanese given name and a Japanese surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese-born theatre performer *, Japanese footballer *, Nippon Professional Baseball pla ...

(until 16 October); Saburo Shibata (starting 16 October) *

Miyagi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,305,596 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the nort ...

: Yuichiro Chikaraishi *Miyazaki Prefecture:

Goro Sugiyama Goro may refer to: Places Benin * Goro, Benin, an arrondissement in the Commune of Tchaourou, Borgou Ethiopia * Ejersa Goro, a town in Misraq Hararghe Zone, Oromia * Goro, Bale, a town in Bale Zone, Oromia * Goro, Mirab Shewa, a town in Mir ...

(until 16 October); Muneyoshi Oshiba (starting 16 October) *

Nagano Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the ...

Toshio Honma Toshio Honma (March 3, 1877 - February 2, 1970) was a Japanese Home Ministry and Police Bureau government official and businessman.『新編日本の歴代知事』524頁。 He was born in Yamagata Prefecture. He was a graduate of the University of ...

* Niigata Prefecture: Ota Masahiro *

Okayama Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,906,464 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 7,114 Square kilometre, km2 (2,746 sq mi). Okayama Prefectur ...

: Masao Kishimoto *

Okinawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city o ...

: Jyun Wada * Saga Prefecture:

Tominaga Tominaga (written: or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese fashion model and actress *Geovanna Tominaga Geovanna de Oliveira Tominaga (born April 12, 1980) is a Brazilian actress and television host. B ...

Saitama Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture ...

: Horiuchi Hidetaro *Shiname Prefecture: Sanehide Takarabe *Tochigi Prefecture:

Hiroyoshi Hiratsuka Hiroyoshi (written: 広吉, 広好, 広義, 啓義, 裕義 or 博義) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * (1897–1938), Japanese prince and Imperial Japanese Navy officer * (born 1971), Japanese footballer ...

(until 16 October);

(starting 16 October) * Tokyo: Katsuo Usami *Toyama Prefecture: Shida Jisho (until 26 September); Kihachiro Ito (starting 26 September) *Yamagata Prefecture: Morimoto Izumi (until 16 October);

Agata Shinobu Agata may refer to: * AGATA (organization), a Lithuanian non-profit performing rights organization Name * Agata (given name) * Agata (surname) Places *Agata Station, a train station in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan Physics * AGATA (gamm ...

(starting 16 October) *Yamanashi Prefecture:

Miki Nagano Miki may refer to: Places *Miki, Hyōgo, a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan *Miki, Kagawa, a town in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan *Miki, Azerbaijan, a village in Astara Rayon, Azerbaijan People *Miki (given name) *Miki (surname) *Miki Núñez (born ...

(until month unknown)

Events

*February 3 – According to Railway Ministry of Japan official confirmed report, A surface avalanche hit a passenger train near by Katsuyama shelter in Utatonami (now

Itoigawa is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 41,333, and a population density of 55 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Itoigawa is located in the far southwestern corner of ...

), Niigata Prefecture. There were 90 fatalities and 40 people were hurt. *February 6 – Washington Naval Treaty signed between the United States, United Kingdom,

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, France and Italy. Japan returns some of its control over the Shandong Peninsula to China. *February 11 – Ezaki Glico was founded. *May 1 – Kinjōtei Bakery, as predecessor of Fuji Bakery was founded in Nagoya. :ja:フジパン#沿革 (Japanese league edition) Ritreveted date on 10 June 2020. *July – Shinano River incident *August 8 – Shogakukan was founded. *August 28 – Japan withdrew troops from the Siberian Intervention File:北陸線列車雪崩直撃事故現場写真東京日日新聞大正11年2月7日9面.jpg, A surface avalanche hit to

passenger train A passenger train is a train used to transport people along a railroad line. These trains may consist of unpowered passenger railroad cars (also known as coaches or carriages) hauled by one or more locomotives, or may be self-propelled; self pr ...

Hokuriku Line The Hokuriku Main Line ( ja, 北陸本線, ) is a 176.6 kilometer railway line owned by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West) connecting the Maibara Station in Maibara, Shiga, with the Naoetsu Station in Joetsu, Niigata. The section betwee ...

(current Echigo Tokimeki Railway Line) in Niigata Prefecture on February 4.

Births

*January 4 –

Futaro Yamada was the pen name of , a Japanese author. He was born in Yabu, Hyogo. In 1947, he wrote a mystery short story and was awarded a prize by the magazine . He was discovered by Edogawa Rampo and became a novelist. He wrote many ninja (忍法帖 ''Ni ...

, author (d.

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...

) *February 20 –

Hitoshi Motoshima was a Japanese politician. He served four terms as mayor of Nagasaki from 1979 to 1995. He publicly made controversial statements about the responsibility of Japan and its then-reigning Emperor for World War II, and survived a retaliatory assas ...

, mayor of Nagasaki (d.

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

) *March 8 –

Mizuki Shigeru was a Japanese manga artist and historian, best known for his manga series ''GeGeGe no Kitarō''. Born in a hospital in Osaka and raised in the city of Sakaiminato, Tottori, he later moved to Chōfu, Tokyo where he remained until his death ...

, manga author and historian (d. 2015) *March 20 –

Terada Kiyoyuki Kiyoyuki Terada (寺田精之, ''Terada Kiyoyuki'', March 20, 1922 – July 13, 2009) was a Japanese aikido teacher. He was ranked 10th dan in Yoshinkan Aikido and served as the most senior instructor in Yoshinkan Aikido until his death. Early ...

, aikido teacher (d. 2009) *April 25 – Ayako Miura, novelist (d. 1999) *May 15 –

Jakucho Setouchi (15 May 1922 – 9 November 2021; born formerly known as was a Japanese Buddhist nun, writer, and activist. Setouchi wrote a best-selling translation of '' The Tale of Genji'' and over 400 fictional biographical and historical novels. In 1997 ...

, Buddhist nun, writer and activist *June 18 – Donald Keene, scholar, historian, and translator (d.

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

) *August 27 –

Sōsuke Uno was a Japanese politician who was briefly Prime Minister of Japan in 1989, the first Prime Minister who came from Shiga Prefecture. A scandal exposed by the geisha Mitsuko Nakanishi contributed to his premature resignation from office after just ...

, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1998) *September 16 – Kenichi Yamamoto, mechanical engineer and business executive (d.

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

) *October 14 – Yumeji Tsukioka, film actress (d. 2017)

Deaths

*January 10 – Ōkuma Shigenobu, politician and Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1838) *February 1 – Yamagata Aritomo,

field marshal Field marshal (or field-marshal, abbreviated as FM) is the most senior military rank, ordinarily senior to the general officer ranks. Usually, it is the highest rank in an army and as such few persons are appointed to it. It is considered as ...

and Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1838) *February 8 – Kabayama Sukenori, samurai, military leader and politician (b. 1837) *June 20 – Aeba Koson, author, theater critic, and calligraphy master (b. 1855) *June 27 – Prince Higashifushimi Yorihito, marshal admiral (b. 1867) *July 8 – Mori Ōgai, novelist, poet, translator and

army surgeon ''Army Surgeon'' is a 1942 American film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and starring Jane Wyatt and Kent Taylor. The plot is about a female surgeon who pretends to be a nurse so she can serve on the front line during World War I.

(b. 1862) *July 22 –

Takamine Jōkichi was a Japanese chemist. He is known for being the first to isolate epinephrine in 1901. Early life and education Takamine was born in Takaoka, Toyama, Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, in November 1854. His father was a doctor; his mother a member of ...

, chemist (b. 1854) *September 18 –

Yukie Chiri was a Japanese transcriber and translator of Yukar (Ainu epic tales). Life Yukie Chiri was born into an Ainu people, Ainu family in Noboribetsu, Hokkaidō during the Meiji (era), Meiji era. At the time, increasing immigration of Japanese peopl ...

Ainu Ainu or Aynu may refer to: *Ainu people, an East Asian ethnic group of Japan and the Russian Far East *Ainu languages, a family of languages **Ainu language of Hokkaido **Kuril Ainu language, extinct language of the Kuril Islands **Sakhalin Ainu la ...

transcriber and translator (b. 1903)

References