1911 in Japan

Events in the year 1911 in Japan. It corresponds to Meiji 44 (Ã¦ÂÂÃ¦Â²Â»44Ã¥Â¹Â´) in the Japanese calendar.

Incumbents

February unknown – Kobayashi Gas Appliance Manufacturing, as predecessor of , a gas cooking and heating appliance manufacturing brand, was founded in Nagoya.
February 1 – Regulations for postal special delivery are passed. Service begins on February 11.
February 22 – One of Japan's most well-known authors, Natsume SÃÂseki, sends a letter to the Ministry of Education, refusing the title of professor of literature. He explains that he just wants to go on living his life as "Natsume so-and-so."
March 1 – The Imperial Theater is completed, but is later lost to fire during the Great Kanto earthquake.
March 29 – Japan passes its first labor law.
April 23 – Yoshitoshi Tokugawa sets a Japanese record with a BlÃÂ©riot AÃÂ©ronautique, flying 48 miles in 1 hour 9 minutes 30 seconds.
May Unknown date – Tamura Fishery Association, as predecessor of Nissui, founded in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
June 20 – Idemitsu Shokai, as predecessor of Idemitsu Showa Shell Petroleum, founded in Moji, now part of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture.
August 30 – Saionji Kinmochi is appointed Prime Minister of Japan.
September – Five women: Hiratsuka RaichÃÂ, Yasumochi Yoshiko, Mozume Kazuko, Kiuchi Teiko, and Nakano Hatsuko begin publishing the literary magazine Seitosha to promote the equal rights of women through literature and education.
Unknown Dated – Namura Shipbuildings was founded in Osaka.

January 11 – Zenko Suzuki, politician, 70th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2004)
January 13 – Masayuki Mori, actor (d. 1973)
February 5 – Mitsuo Nakamura, writer (d. 1988)
February 7 – Takako Irie, film actress (d. 1995)
February 15 – Kimiyoshi Yasuda, film director (d. 1983)
February 26 – TarÃÂ Okamoto, artist (d. 1996)
April 8 – IchirÃÂ Fujiyama, composer and singer (d. 1993)
May 7 – IshirÃÂ Honda, film director (d. 1993)
May 21 – Tanie Kitabayashi, actress (d. 2010)
June 26 – Toyo Shibata, poet (d. 2013)
July 7 – Shunpei Hashioka, Olympic boxer (d. 1978)
September 1 – KÃÂmei Abe, composer (d. 2006)
October 4 – Shigeaki Hinohara, physician (d. 2017)
October 21 – Yoshinori Yagi, author (d. 1999)
November 30 – Tamura Taijiro, novelist (d. 1983)
December 10 – Tatsugo Kawaishi, swimmer (d. 1945)
December 26 – Kikuko Tokugawa, later "Kikuko, Princess Takamatsu", wife of Prince Nobuhito (d. 2004)