Foreign Secretary of Japan1924
Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term
Historical person
Kijuro Shidehara Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Kijuro Shidehara, based on 16 World History Database records associated with Japan.
16 records1924–194613 events2 places
Chronological biography
1924
1929
Foreign Secretary of Japan1929
Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term
1930
Death of Kijuro Shidehara14 November 1930
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, acts for Osachi
1945
Reform of Land Ownership1945
First Land Reform Act. Trade Union Law, guarantees right to organize, bargain collectively & strike
Shinto1945
Disestablishment of Shinto
Election10 April 1945
Holds Japans 1st post war election
Prime Minister of Japan17 August 1945
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan
Secretary of State for Agriculture17 August 1945
Appointed Minister of Agriculture
Result of Surrender of Japanese Empire2 September 1945
The Japanese Empire formally accepts Allied terms aboard USS Missouri.
Surrender of Japanese Empire2 September 1945
Formal surrender of the Japanese Empire aboard the USS Missouri
Ministry of InteriorDecember 1945
The Ministry of the Interior is abolished
Reform of Land OwnershipDecember 1945
First Land Reform Act
1946
Speaker1946
Appointed Speaker of the Diet
ConservativesJanuary 1946
Many prewar conservative politicians are barred from holding public office
ElectionDecember 1946
Popular elections are set up to vote for provincial governors
Reform of Electoral SystemDecember 1946
Popular elections are set up to vote for provincial governors
Titles and roles
Foreign Secretary of Japan · Prime Minister of Japan · Secretary of State for Agriculture · Speaker-Diet
Record provenance
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