1936 in Japan

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

Incumbents

Events

Hanzōmon, February 26, 1936
  • February 5 – Japanese Baseball League is founded.
  • February 26–29 – 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  • February 27 – Tokyo is placed under martial law (not to be repealed until July 16)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]
  • August 1–August 16 – Japan competes at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Japan wins six gold medals, four silvers, and eight Bronze.

Films

Births

Deaths

See also

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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