The Taisho Era (1912-1926)

Main Events in Japan 1912 Japan participated in the Olympic Games for the first time 1914 Japan joined allied forces in World War I 1919 Hideyo Noguchi investigated yellow fever 1920 Japan was seated in the United Nations 1921 Japanese politics was democratized 1923 The Great Kanto Earthquake devastated Tokyo and Yokohama 1925 Law of universal suffrage was promulgated Radio transmission was started by Tokyo broadcasting station 1926 An automatic telephone was set up

Main Events in the World 1912 The People's Republic of China was organized 1914 World War I broke out 1916 Albert Einstein presented the general theory of relativity 1917 Russian Revolution broke out 1918 German Revolution broke out 1920 Mohandas K. Gandhi leaded Indian national movement The United Nations was organized

Energy-related Events 1914 Gas engine was exhibited at Tokyo exhibition 1923 Gas supply was stopped by the Great Kanto Earthquake

Gas industry of those days in Japan

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