1885 in Japan
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Events in the year 1885 in Japan.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Emperor Meiji[1]
- Prime Minister: Itō Hirobumi (starting December 22)[2]
Births
- January 25 - Kitahara Hakushū (d. 1942), poet and author
- November 8 - Tomoyuki Yamashita (d. 1946), World War II general
References
- ^ "Meiji | emperor of Japan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ Kazuhiro, Takii (2014). Itō Hirobumi Japan's First Prime Minister and Father of the Meiji Constitution. Translated by Manabu, Takechi. London: Routledge. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-41583-886-3.
