Events from the year 1922 in Japan. It corresponds to Taishō 11 (大正11年) in the Japanese calendar.
Incumbents Emperor: Taishō Regent: Hirohito Prime Minister: Takahashi Korekiyo (until June 12) Katō Tomosaburō (from June 12)
Governors Aichi Prefecture: 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 14 June-16 October: Toshio Mawatari starting 16 October: Iwata Mamoru Gifu Prefecture: Manpei Ueda Gunma Prefecture: Muneyoshi Oshiba (until 16 October); Yamaoka Kunitoshi (starting 16 October) Hiroshima Prefecture: 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 (until 16 October); Toyoji Obata (starting 16 October) Kumamoto Prefecture: Sansuke Nakayama (until 16 October); Tadahiko Okada (starting 16 October) Kyoto Prefecture: Raizo Wakabayashi (until October); Tokikazu Ikematsu (starting October) Mie Prefecture: Haruki Yamawaki (until 16 October); Saburo Shibata (starting 16 October) Miyagi Prefecture: Yuichiro Chikaraishi Miyazaki Prefecture: Goro Sugiyama (until 16 October); Muneyoshi Oshiba (starting 16 October) Nagano Prefecture: Toshio Honma Niigata Prefecture: Ota Masahiro Okayama Prefecture: Masao Kishimoto Okinawa Prefecture: Jyun Wada Saga Prefecture: Tominaga Saitama Prefecture: Horiuchi Hidetaro Shiname Prefecture: Sanehide Takarabe Tochigi Prefecture: Hiroyoshi Hiratsuka (until 16 October); Haruki Yamawaki (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 (starting 16 October) Yamanashi Prefecture: Miki Nagano (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), Niigata Prefecture. There were 90 fatalities and 40 people were hurt. February 6 – Washington Naval Treaty signed between the United States, United Kingdom, Japan, 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
Births January 4 – Futaro Yamada, author (d. 2001) February 20 – Hitoshi Motoshima, mayor of Nagasaki (d. 2014) March 8 – Mizuki Shigeru, manga author and historian (d. 2015) March 20 – Terada Kiyoyuki, aikido teacher (d. 2009) April 25 – Ayako Miura, novelist (d. 1999) May 15 – Jakucho Setouchi, Buddhist nun, writer and activist (d. 2021) June 18 – Donald Keene, scholar, historian, and translator (d. 2019) August 27 – Sōsuke Uno, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1998) September 16 – Kenichi Yamamoto, mechanical engineer and business executive (d. 2017) 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 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 (b. 1862) July 22 – Takamine Jōkichi, chemist (b. 1854) September 18 – Yukie Chiri, Ainu transcriber and translator (b. 1903)
See also 1922 in Japanese football List of Japanese films of the 1920s
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