Born in 1923 (Taishō 12 / 大正12年)

Chinese Zodiac (12-year cycle): Boar — 亥 (い)

Sexagenary cycle (60-year): 癸亥

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1923 Events

Politics & Economy

  • Great Kanto Earthquake - September 1 at noon, M7.9 earthquake. Over 100,000 dead or missing in massive disaster
  • Movement toward earthquake recovery - Relief funds and supplies sent from across the nation
  • Toranomon Incident - Crown Prince was unharmed

Society & Lifestyle

  • Imperial Capital Reconstruction Plan - Goto Shinpei became head of Reconstruction Agency. Rebuilding modern Tokyo
  • Asakusa Twelve Stories (Ryounkaku) collapses - Collapsed in earthquake. Symbol of Meiji era lost
  • Barrack life continues - Disaster victims lived in temporary housing
  • Asakusa Opera devastated by earthquake - Center of mass entertainment affected
  • Earthquake bill problem - Bad debts became seeds of financial instability

Sports & Entertainment

  • Koshien Stadium nearing completion - New stadium construction progressed to replace Naruo Stadium
  • Yamakawa Kikue and other women activists thrive - Advocated earthquake recovery and improvement of women’s status
  • Motion picture recovery - Earthquake-damaged movie theaters rebuilt
  • Neo-Sensationalist school rises in literary world - Yokomitsu Riichi, Kawabata Yasunari emerged
  • Momentum for radio broadcasting - Expected as means of information transmission

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