1936 in Japan

Events in the year 1936 in Japan. It corresponds to Shōwa 11 (昭和11年) in the Japanese calendar.

1936
in
Japan

Decades:
  • 1910s
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
See also:Other events of 1936
History of Japan   Timeline   Years

Incumbents

Events

Hanzōmon, February 26, 1936
  • February 5 Japanese Baseball League is founded.
  • February 6 Ricoh founded.
  • February 2629 February 26 Incident (二・二六事件, Niniroku Jiken): The Imperial Way Faction engineers a failed coup against the Japanese government; some politicians are killed.
  • February 27 Tokyo is placed under martial law (not to be repealed until July 16)
  • February 29
    • Prime Minister Keisuke Okada, a target in the February 26 incident, emerges from hiding.
    • Emperor Hirohito orders the Japanese army to arrest 123 conspirators in Tokyo government offices; 19 of them are executed in July.
    • Facing overwhelming opposition as the army moved against them, the rebels surrender
  • March 4 The Emperor signs an ordinance on March 4 establishing a Special Court Martial (特設軍法会議 tokusetsu gunpō kaigi) to try those involved in the February 26 uprising.[2]
  • March 9 Pro-democratic militarist Keisuke Okada steps down as Prime Minister of Japan and is replaced by radical militarist Kōki Hirota.
  • March 12 Ukichiro Nakaya creates the first artificial snow crystal.
  • May 18 Sada Abe strangled her lover with an obi and then cut off his genitals to carry around with her as a souvenir. When the crime was discovered the next day it became a national sensation and would be the subject of many books and movies over the decades to follow.[3]
  • July 31 The International Olympic Committee announces that the 1940 Summer Olympics will be held in Tokyo. However, the games are given back to the IOC after the Second Sino-Japanese War breaks out, and are eventually cancelled altogether because of World War II.
  • August 1August 16 Japan competes at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Japan wins six gold medals, four silvers, and eight Bronze.
  • October 26 spark plug and ceramic manufacturing and sales brand, NGK was founded.
  • November 20 Mitsubishi Osarizawa mine and Nakazawa dam collapse by heavy rain, total 362 persons fatalities in Akita Prefecture, according to Japanese government official confirmed report.
  • Unknown date Bousei-gakujuku, as predecessor of Tokai University was founded in Musashino, Tokyo.

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References

  1. "Hirohito | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. Chaen (2001), p. 186-99
  3. Honjo, Yuki Allyson. "The Cruelest Cut". JapanReview.net. Archived from the original on January 19, 2011. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
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