Events in the year 1924 in Japan. It corresponds to TaishÃ
 13 (大æ£13å¹´) in the Japanese calendar.
Incumbents
Governors
Events
- January 26 – The future Emperor ShÃ
Âwa marries Princess Kuninomiya Nagako.
- February 2 – Toyama Toy Manufacturing, as predecessor of Takara Tomy founded.
- May 4–July 27 – Japan competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Japan fielded a team of 28 athletes, who competed in four events.
- May 10 – 1924 Japanese general election: No party won a majority of seats, resulting in Kenseikai, Rikken SeiyÃ
«kai and the Kakushin Club forming the country's first coalition government led by KatÃ
 Takaaki.
- May 26 – The Asian Exclusion Act is enacted by the United States. Its broad discrimination against Asia is seen as the spark that spurred Japan down the path against their former allies into World War II.
- August 1 – Koshien Stadium open in Hyogo Prefecture.
- November date unknown – Mogamiya, as predecessor of Bourbon Confectionery founded in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture.
- November 29 – Tokyo Broadcasting Station, as public associated corporate, was founded, later, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK).
- December 27 – A dynamite explosion during logistic handling work in Temiya Station, Otaru, Hokkaido, resulting to death toll was 94 persons, according to Japanese government official confirmed report.
- Unknown date
- Takarazuka Grand Theater, official open in Hyogo Prefecture.
- Fukuoka Mujin, as predecessor of Nishinippon City Bank was established in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Births
- February 18 – Fubuki Koshiji, an actress and singer (d. 1980)
- February 24 – Chikage Awashima, a film actress (d. 2012)
- February 26 – Noboru Takeshita, the 74th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2000)
- March 3 – Tomiichi Murayama, the 81st Prime Minister of Japan
- March 7 – KÃ
ÂbÃ
 Abe, a writer, playwright and photographer (d. 1993)
- March 25 – Machiko KyÃ
Â, a film actress (d. 2019)
- March 27 – Hideko Takamine, a film actress (d. 2010)
- April 13 – Junnosuke Yoshiyuki, a novelist (d. 1994)
- April 29 – Shintaro Abe, a politician and the father of Shinzo Abe (d. 1991)
- April 30 – Masatoshi Ito, a businessman (d. 2023)
- May 20 – Mitsuo Aida, a poet and calligrapher (d. 1991)
- August 12 – Kazuo Shiraga, an abstract painter (d. 2008)
- September 3 – Yosihiko H. Sinoto, an anthropologist (d. 2017)
- September 30 – Fukumi Shimura, a textile artist and writer
- October 1 – Nobuko Otowa, a film actress (d. 1994)
- October 9 – Hachiro Kasuga, an enka singer (d. 1991)
- November 3 – Toyoko Yamasaki, a novelist (d. 2013)
- November 10 – HachikÃ
Â, an Akita dog (d. 1935)
- November 13 – Motoo Kimura, a geneticist (d. 1994)
- November 14 – RikidÃ
Âzan, a Korean-born wrestler (d. 1963)
- November 25 – Takaaki Yoshimoto, a poet, literary critic, and philosopher (d. 2012)
- December 1 – Masao Horiba, a businessman (d. 2015)
Deaths
- January 11 – Takamiyama Torinosuke, Sumo wrestler (b. 1873)
- January 27 – Hasegawa Yoshimichi, field marshal (b. 1850)
- March 24 – Prince KachÃ
 Hirotada, army lieutenant (b. 1902)
- April 26 – IjÃ
«in Hikokichi, diplomat and politician (b. 1864)
- July 2 – Matsukata Masayoshi, 4th (and 6th) Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1835)
- July 15 – Kuroda Seiki, painter and teacher (b. 1866)
- July 30 – Fusanosuke GotÃ
Â, Military personnel (b. 1879)
- October 24 – Nashiba Tokioki, admiral (b. 1850)
- November 15 – Daisuke Namba, communist activist (b. 1899)
- December 8 – BochÃ
 Yamamura, writer, poet and songwriter (b. 1884)
- December 24 – Nakamura Tsune, yÃ
Âga painter (b. 1887)
- December 31 – Tomioka Tessai, Nanga painter and calligrapher (b. 1837)
See also
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