1929 in Japan

1929
in
Japan

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See also:Other events of 1929
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Events in the year 1929 in Japan. It corresponds to Shōwa 4 (昭和4年) in the Japanese calendar.

Incumbents

Governors

  • Aichi Prefecture: Toyoji Obata (until 5 July); Masao Oka (starting 5 July)
  • Akita Prefecture: Iwao Koinuma (until 5 January); Shinji Kikuchi (starting 5 January)
  • Aomori Prefecture:
    • until 30 January: Tetsuzo Yoshimura
    • 30 January-5 July: Yujiro Shinjo
    • starting 5 July: Mitsuo Hirai
  • Ehime Prefecture: Keizo Ichimura (until 8 November); Shin Kinoshita (starting 8 November)
  • Fukui Prefecture: Joko Obama
  • Fukuoka Prefecture: Saito Morikuni (starting month unknown)
  • Fukushima Prefecture: Aid Kiyoo (until 5 July); Koyanagi Makimamoru (starting 5 July)
  • Gifu Prefecture: Masao Kanazawa (until 5 July); Ken Usawa (starting 5 July)
  • Gunma Prefecture: Omori Keiichi (until 10 September); Hotta Kanae (starting 10 September)
  • Hiroshima Prefecture: Masao Kishimoto (until 5 July); Hiroshi Kawabuchi (starting 5 July)
  • Ibaraki Prefecture: Jiro Morioka (until 5 July); Shozo Ushijima (starting 5 July)
  • Ishikawa Prefecture: Nakano Kunikazu (starting month unknown)
  • Iwate Prefecture: Tojiro Io (until 5 July); Shichiro Niwa (starting 5 July)
  • Kagawa Prefecture: Toshio Motoda (until 5 July); Susumu Tsuboi (starting 5 July)
  • Kanagawa Prefecture: Ikeda Hiroshi (until month unknown); Jiro Yamagata (starting month unknown)
  • Kochi Prefecture: Ichiro Oshima (until 5 July); Tanaka (starting 5 July)
  • Kumamoto Prefecture: Saito Munenori (until month unknown); Omori Kichigoro (starting month unknown)
  • Kyoto Prefecture: Shigeyoshi Omihara (until July); Shinichi Sagami (starting July)
  • Mie Prefecture: Iori Hanada (until 8 November); Keizo Ichimura (starting 8 November)
  • Miyagi Prefecture: Katorataro Ushizu (until 9 October); Michio Yuzawa (starting 9 October)
  • Miyazaki Prefecture: Kunitoshi Yamaoka (until 5 July); Kaoru Ishida (starting 5 July)
  • Nagano Prefecture: Ryo Chiba (until 5 July); Shintaro Suzuki (starting 5 July)
  • Niigata Prefecture: Ozaki Yujiro (until 5 July); Takeo Mimatsu (starting 5 July)
  • Okayama Prefecture: Masao Kishimoto (until month unknown); Minabe Choji (starting month unknown)
  • Okinawa Prefecture: Chōhei Hosokawa (until 5 July); Masao Moriya (starting 5 July)
  • Osaka Prefecture: Yuichiro Chikaraishi
  • Saitama Prefecture:
    • until 6 February: Miyawaki Umekichi
    • 6 February-5 July: Shirane Takekai
    • starting 5 July: Chohei Hosokawa
  • Shiname Prefecture: Rinsaku Yagi
  • Tochigi Prefecture:
    • until 5 July: Takeichi Fujiyama
    • 5 July-8 November: Jiro Morioka
    • starting 8 November: Harada
  • Tokyo:
    • until 9 October: Hiroshi Hiratsuka
    • 5 July-9 October: Kenzo Kakagawa
    • starting 9 October: Torataro Shizuka
  • Toyama Prefecture: Shirane Takesuke (until 8 February); Kozo Yamanaka (starting 8 February)
  • Yamagata Prefecture: Shinohara Eitaro (until 9 October); Kubota Osamu Kosuke (starting 9 October)

Events

Films

Births

Miyoshi Umeki
Toshiko Akiyoshi

Deaths

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hirohito | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. ^ Fujitani, T; Cox, Alvin D (1998). Splendid Monarchy: Power and Pageantry in Modern Japan. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-21371-8.

References