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1918 in Japan

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Events in the year 1918 in Japan. It corresponds to Taishō 7 (大正7年) in the Japanese calendar.

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Events

  • January 9 – According to Japanese government official confirmed report, a worst powder snow avalanche hit into residential area in Mitsumata village, (present day of Yuzawa), Niigata Prefecture, 158 person were human fatalities.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}
  • January 20 – According to Japanese government official confirmed report, a secondary massibie powder snow avalanche hit in residence area in Asahi village, (present day of Tsuruoka), Yamagata Prefecture, total 154 persons were human fatalities.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}
  • July – September – Rice riots: a series of popular disturbances erupt throughout Japan over the precipitous rise in the price of rice causing extreme economic hardship, particularly in rural areas where rice was the main staple of life.{{cite journal|last=Crump|first=John|year=1996|journal=Anarchist Communist Editions ACE Pamphlet|volume=8|publisher=Pirate Press|url=http://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/john-crump-the-anarchist-movement-in-japan-1906-1996|title=The Anarchist Movement in Japan, 1906–1996}}
  • September 29 – Hara Takashi becomes Prime Minister, the first commoner to be appointed to the office.Olson, L. A.: Hara Kei – A Political Biography. Ph.D.diss. Harvard University, 1954.
  • November 11 – World War I ends: Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside Compiègne in France.
  • November 22 – Nippon-United States (Nichibei) Sheet Grass, as predecessor of Nippon Sheet Grass was founded in Osaka.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}
  • date unknown - Start of the French military mission to Japan (1918-1919)
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  • Citizen Watch (シチズン時計), as predecessor name was Shōkōsha Watch Institute Research.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
  • Glory (グローリー), as predecessor name was Kokuei Machine Manufacturing.:ja:グローリー (企業)#沿革 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved on 20 May 2020
  • Hochiki (ホーチキ), as predecessor name was Tokyo Hochiki.:ja:ホーチキ#沿革 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved on 20 May 2020.
  • Panasonic (パナソニック), as predecessor name was Matsushita Electronics Work Manufacturing.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}
  • Tokyu Land (東急不動産), as predecessor name was Denen Toshi Developer.:ja:田園都市 (企業) (Japanese language edition) Retrieved on May 20, 2020.
  • Resona Holdings, as predecessor name was Osaka Nomura Bank (大阪野村銀行).:ja:大阪野村銀行#沿革 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved on May 27, 2019.
  • Sundai Preparatory School (駿台予備校), as predecessor name was Tokyo Higher Examination School.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

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