1926 in Japan

← 1925 1924 1923 1926 in Japan → 1927 1928 1929
Decades:	1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s
See also:	Other events of 1926 List of years in Japan

Events in the year 1926 in Japan. In the history of Japan, it marks the final year of the Taishō period (Taishō 15, 大正15年) upon the death of Emperor Taishō on December 25, and the beginning of the Shōwa period (Shōwa 1, 昭和1年) under the reign of his son Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito). In the Japanese calendar Shōwa 1 was just six days long, prior to January 1 Showa 2 (1927, 昭和2年).

Incumbents

• Emperor:
  • Taishō (until December 25)
  • Hirohito (starting December 25)
• Regent: Hirohito (until December 25)
• Prime Minister:
  • Katō Takaaki (until January 28)
  • Wakatsuki Reijirō (starting January 30)

Events

• January 28 – Prime Minister Katō Takaaki dies in office. Wakatsuki Reijirō serves as acting Prime Minister until assuming the office proper on January 30.
• June 10 – June 10th Movement: public displays of Korean resistance against Japanese rule take place in Korea
• December 25 – Emperor Taishō dies and is succeeded by his son Hirohito who becomes Emperor Shōwa. This event marks the end of the Taishō period and the beginning of the Shōwa period. Emperor Shōwa reigned as Emperor of Japan until his death in 1989.

Births

• January 12 – Shumon Miura, writer (d. 2017)
• February 24 – Taeko Kono, writer (d. 2015)
• February 25 – Akira Tago, psychologist (d. 2016)
• June 28 – Mitsugi Ohno, glassblower (d. 1999)
• September 15 – Shohei Imamura, film director (d. 2006)

Deaths

• January 28 – Katō Takaaki, politician and 24th Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1860)
• February 14 – Enkichi Ōki, politician (b. 1871)
• March 9 – Mikao Usui, founder of Reiki (b. 1865)
• April 28 – Kawamura Kageaki, field marshal (b. 1850)
• July 9 – Fujii Kōichi, admiral (b. 1858)
• July 23 – Fumiko Kaneko, anarchist (b. 1903)
• September 28 – Satarō Fukiage, rapist and serial killer (b. 1889)
• December 25 – Emperor Taishō, 123rd Emperor of Japan (b. 1879)

See also

• List of Japanese films of the 1920s

References