Great Kantō Earthquake, relief, and reconstruction (1923-1927)

1. Great Kantō Earthquake strikes Tokyo–Yokohama region

   Sep 1, 1923Labels: Kant region, Megathrust earthquake

   • Britannica
   • USGS

2. Firestorms erupt and cause mass casualties

   Sep 1, 1923Labels: Firestorms, Wooden neighborhoods

   • Britannica
   • USGS

3. Anti-Korean violence escalates into the Kantō Massacre

   Sep 1, 1923Labels: Kant Massacre, Korean residents

   • Kyodo
   • AP

4. Martial law declared in the disaster area

   Sep 2, 1923Labels: Martial law, Imperial government

   • Kyodo
   • NDL

5. Kameido Incident: labor activists killed under emergency rule

   Sep 3, 1923Labels: Kameido Incident, Labor activists

   • Kameido
   • Kyodo

6. Amakasu Incident: Ōsugi Sakae and Itō Noe murdered

   Sep 16, 1923Labels: Amakasu Incident, sugi Sakae

   • Amakasu
   • JapanFocus

7. Teito Fukkoin created to lead imperial capital reconstruction

   Sep 27, 1923Labels: Teito Fukkoin, Yamamoto cabinet

   • NDL

8. Gotō Shinpei appointed to head reconstruction planning

   Sep 29, 1923Labels: Got Shinpei, Reconstruction planning

   • Nagoya U
   • NDL

9. Martial law lifted after extended emergency period

   Nov 15, 1923Labels: Martial law, Legal restoration

   • Kyodo

10. Dōjunkai established for fire- and quake-resistant housing

    Jan 1, 1924Labels: D junkai, Reinforced-concrete housing

    • D junkai

11. Large-scale rebuilding of streets, bridges, and parks advances

    Sep 1, 1927Labels: Urban rebuilding, Infrastructure upgrades

    • Nature
    • Nagoya U

12. Tokyo–Yokohama reconstruction deemed largely completed

    Sep 1, 1930Labels: Tokyo reconstruction, Yokohama reconstruction

    • Nature