1 Dec 1922
- Chuichi Nagumo was assigned to the Navy Ministry. ww2dbase [Chuichi Nagumo | CPC]
- Chiaki Matsuda was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and enrolled in graduate courses of the Gunnery School. ww2dbase [Chiaki Matsuda | CPC]
- The Japanese-controlled Ryojun Military Port (previously known as Port Arthur; now Lushunkou, Liaoning Province, China), Kwantung Leased Territory in northeastern China was decommissioned from service. ww2dbase [Ryojun Guard District | Lushunkou, Liaoning | CPC]
- Prince Hiroyasu was promoted to the rank of admiral. ww2dbase [Hiroyasu | CPC]
- Captain Hajime Matsushita was named the commanding officer of Tenryu. ww2dbase [Tenryu | CPC]
- Masafumi Arima was assigned to destroyer Ashi. ww2dbase [Masafumi Arima | CPC]
- Rear Admiral Yoshidai Masaki was made the commanding officer of Maizuru Naval Arsenal in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Maizuru Naval Arsenal | Maizuru, Kyoto | CPC]
- Admiral Saburo Hyakutake was named the commanding officer of Chinkai Guard District in southern Korea. ww2dbase [Chinkai Guard District | Chinkai, Gyeongsangnam | CPC]
1 Dec 1922 Interactive Map
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