Foreign Secretary of Japan
Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term
Role range: 1924-1927
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Kijuro Shidehara Biography and Timeline
Follow Kijuro Shidehara through 16 dated historical records for Japan.
Kijuro Shidehara, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
16Distinct records
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1924–1946Years on this page
1924
1929
Foreign Secretary of Japan
Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term
Role range: 1929-1931
1930
Death of Kijuro Shidehara
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, acts for Osachi
1945
Election
Holds Japans 1st post war election
Role range: 1945-1946
Prime Minister of Japan
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan
Role range: 1945-1946
Secretary of State for Agriculture
Appointed Minister of Agriculture
Role range: 1945-1946
Result of Surrender of Japanese Empire
The Japanese Empire formally accepts Allied terms aboard USS Missouri.
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1945-1946
Surrender of Japanese Empire
Formal surrender of the Japanese Empire aboard the USS Missouri
Role range: 1939-1945 – 1945-1946
Ministry of Interior
The Ministry of the Interior is abolished
Role range: 1945-1946
Reform of Land Ownership
First Land Reform Act
Role range: 1945-1946
Reform of Land Ownership
First Land Reform Act. Trade Union Law, guarantees right to organize, bargain collectively & strike
Role range: 1945-1946
Shinto
Disestablishment of Shinto
Role range: 1945-1946
1946
Conservatives
Many prewar conservative politicians are barred from holding public office
Role range: 1945-1946
Election
Popular elections are set up to vote for provincial governors
Role range: 1945-1946
Reform of Electoral System
Popular elections are set up to vote for provincial governors
Role range: 1945-1946
Speaker
Appointed Speaker of the Diet
Role range: 1946-1951
Records, sources and methodology
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