1900 in Japan
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Events in the year 1900 in Japan.
Incumbents
- Emperor: Emperor Meiji[1]
- Prime Minister:
- Yamagata Aritomo: (until October 19)
- Itō Hirobumi: (starting October 19)
Events
- May 10 – Prince Yoshihito, the future Emperor Taishō, marries Sadako Kujō.
- June 5 – Kyoto Hosei School, as predecessor of Ritsumeikan University has founded.
Births
- January 1 – Chiune Sugihara, diplomat (d. 1986)
- January 16 – Kiku Amino, author and translator (d. 1978)
- February 11 – Jōsei Toda, educator and peace activist (d. 1958)
- February 27 – Keiji Nishitani, philosopher (d. 1990)
- March 15 – Kenji Tomiki, aikido and judo teacher (d. 1979)
- July 4 – Ukichiro Nakaya, physicist (d. 1962)
- July 5 – Yoshimaro Yamashina, ornithologist (d. 1989)
- July 23 – Prince Kaya Tsunenori (d. 1978)
- August 4 – Nabi Tajima, supercentenarian (d. 2018)
- August 23 – Tatsuji Miyoshi, poet, literary critic, and editor (d. 1964)
Deaths
- February 26 – Shinagawa Yajirō, politician (b. 1843)
- August 23 – Kuroda Kiyotaka, second Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1840)
References
- "Meiji | emperor of Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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