1933 in Japan

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Incumbents

January 1-May 31 - Defense of the Great Wall
February 21-March 1 - Battle of Rehe
March 2 - 1933 Sanriku earthquake. Although the earthquake itself does little damage, the associated tsunami, recorded at a height of 28.7 metres (94 ft) at Ōfunato, Iwate, caused extensive damage, destroys many homes and causes numerous casualties.^[1]
April 1 - opening of Inariyama-kōen Station
April 15 - opening of Moro Station and Ogose Station
May - The 9th Far Eastern Games are held in Tokyo.
May 31 - Tanggu Truce
July 12 - opening of Naka-Itabashi Station
August 1 - opening of Fujimigaoka Station, Inokashira-kōen Station, Kugayama Station, Takaido Station and Hamadayama Station
October 10 - opening of Keisei Ueno Station
establishment of Tokubetsu-keibi-tai (Metropolitan Police Department)

September 18 - Hiroshi Suzuki, Olympic swimmer
December 23 - Akihito, 125th Emperor of Japan, fifth child of Emperor Hirohito and Empress Kōjun

↑ The Great Meiji Sanriku tsunami of 1896 is estimated to have generated a wave 38.2 meters high (Masayuki Nakao, "The Great Meiji Sanriku Tsunami"

Years in Japan (1868–present)

Meiji period (1868–1912)

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