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1936 in Japan

Explore 13 historical events and records for Japan in 1936.

Historical records for Japan in 1936

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February

Election

Keisuke, Okada ยท Prime Minister of Japan ยท Government / Government of Japan

Diet elections, the liberal Minseito win 205 seats & the right Seiyukai win 174 seats

Japan Must Fight Britain

Ishimaru, Tota ยท Lieutenant Commander ยท Warfare / Military

Publication of "Japan Must Fight Britain"

March

Prime Minister of Japan

Koki, Hirota ยท Prime Minister of Japan ยท Government / Government of Japan

Appointed Prime Minister of Japan

October

Anti-Comintern Pact

Mushakoji, Kintomo ยท Ambassador of Germany ยท Government / Government of Japan

The draft of the Anti-Comintern Pact is drawn up

November

Anti-Comintern Pact

Mushakoji, Kintomo ยท Ambassador of Germany ยท Government / Government of Japan

Signs the Anti-Comintern Pact on behalf of Japan

Alliance Japan and Germany

Hirohito ยท House / House of Tokugawa

To "combat the subversive activities" of the Comintern. A Japanese-German Convention is signed in Berlin

Comintern

Hirohito ยท House / House of Tokugawa

To "combat the subversive activities" of the Comintern

Other events (month unknown)

Ambassador

Yoshida, Shigeru ยท London ยท Ambassador of Japan ยท Government / Government of Japan

Appointed Ambassador of Britain

Anti-Comintern Pact

Hirohito ยท London ยท House / House of Tokugawa

The Anti-Comintern Pact was an anti-communist pact concluded between Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan (later to be joined by other, mainly fascist, Governments) on November 25, 1936 and was directed against the 3rd (Communist) International

Conference of London

Hirohito ยท London ยท House / House of Tokugawa

Japan withdraws from the London Naval Conference in order to build without restriction

Coup

Yamashita, Tomoyuki ยท Regimental Commander ยท Warfare / Military

Involved in thw "Imperial Way" coup

Eastern Buddhist

Suzuki, Daisetsu Teitaro ยท Humanities / Social Science

Publication of "Eastern Buddhist"

Manchuria Policy

Sugiyama, Hajime ยท Tokyo ยท Army Minister ยท Warfare / League of Nations

Military policy deepens Japan's separation from League diplomacy.

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