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September 17 – The Victory Medal, a commemorative military medal of Japan awarded to mark service during the First World War, is established by Imperial Edict. October 21 – The Battle of Qingshanli begins between the Imperial Japanese Army and Korean armed groups in a densely wooded region of eastern Manchuria called Qīngshānlǐ.
1920s in Japan (22 C, 13 P) 1930s in Japan (23 C, 15 P) ... Pages in category "20th century in Japan" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Pages in category "1920s in Japan" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1920 in Japan;
February 24 – Chikage Awashima, film actress (d. 2012) February 26 – Noboru Takeshita, 74th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2000) March 3 – Tomiichi Murayama, 81st Prime Minister of Japan; March 7 – Kōbō Abe, writer, playwright and photographer (d. 1993) March 25 – Machiko Kyō, film actress (d. 2019) March 27 – Hideko Takamine, film ...
Pages in category "1920 in Japan" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
September 1 – The Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing an estimated 142,807 people, but according to a Japanese construction research center report in 2005, 105,000 are confirmed dead. Varied accounts indicate the duration of the earthquake was between four and ten minutes.
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Japan declares war on German Empire, joining the Allies side of World War I (August 23). 1915: Japan sends the Twenty-One Demands to China (January 18). 1916: Terauchi Masatake becomes prime minister (October 9). 1917: Lansing–Ishii Agreement goes into effect (November 2). 1918-20: Spanish flu pandemic began to devastate Japan, which killed ...