1892 in Japan

← 1891 1890 1889 1892 in Japan → 1893 1894 1895
Decades:	1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s
See also:	Other events of 1892 List of years in Japan

Events from the year 1892 in Japan.

Incumbents

• Emperor: Emperor Meiji
• Prime Minister: (until 8 August) Matsukata Masayoshi; (from 8 August) Itō Hirobumi

Events

• February 15 - General election

Births

• January 25 - Takeo Takagi
• February 1 - Kan Shimozawa, novelist (died 1968)
• February 5 - Shunji Isaki, admiral (died 1943; killed in action)
• March 1 - Akutagawa Ryūnosuke, novelist (died 1927; suicide)
• June 27 - Yumio Nasu
• August 17 - Tamon Yamaguchi, admiral (died 1942; killed in action)
• October 3 - Sentarō Ōmori
• October 16 - Kiyonao Ichiki, military officer (died 1942; killed in action)^[1]
• December 15 - Akira Mutō

Deaths

• January 23 – Ueki Emori, revolutionary (b. 1857)
• June 9 – Yoshitoshi, artist (b. 1839)

References