1953 in Japan explained
Events in the year 1953 in Japan.
Incumbents
Hirohito[1]
Shigeru Yoshida (Liberal Democratic)
Taketora Ogata until March 24, Kenji Fukunaga
Governors
- Akita Prefecture: Tokuji Ikeda Aomori Prefecture: Bunji Tsushima
- Chiba Prefecture: Hitoshi Shibata Ehime Prefecture: Sadatake Hisamatsu Fukui Prefecture: Harukazu Obata Fukuoka Prefecture: Katsuji Sugimoto Fukushima Prefecture: Sakuma Ootake Gifu Prefecture: Kamon Muto Gunma Prefecture: Shigeo Kitano Hiroshima Prefecture
- Iwate Prefecture: Kenkichi Kokubun Kagawa Prefecture: Masanori Kaneko Kagoshima Prefecture: Katsushi Terazono Kanagawa Prefecture
- Shiname Prefecture: Yasuo Tsunematsu Shizuoka Prefecture: Toshio Saitō Tochigi Prefecture: Juukichi Kodaira Tokushima Prefecture: Kuniichi Abe Tokyo
- Tottori Prefecture: Shigeru Endo Toyama Prefecture: Kunitake Takatsuji Wakayama Prefecture: Shinji Ono Yamagata Prefecture: Michio Murayama Yamaguchi Prefecture: Tatsuo Tanaka (until 24 March); Taro Ozawa (starting 30 April)
- Yamanashi Prefecture: Hisashi Amano
Events
- date unknown - The Japanese 10 yen coin is issued with serrated edges for a 5-year period, beginning in 1953. All 10 yen coins since have had smooth edges.
- June–August - Heavy massive rain, landslides, and flooding in western and southwestern Japan kill an estimated 2,566, and injure 9,433, mainly at Kizugawa, Wakayama, Kumamoto, and Kitakyushu.
- January 4 - NHK Radio broadcasts its first live marathon coverage.
- June 18 - Tachikawa air disaster - 129 die after a United States Air Force Douglas C-124 Globemaster II crashes shortly after taking off from Tachikawa Airfield.
- June 25 - 1953 North Kyushu flood hit in Chikugo River, Kitakyushu and Kumamoto area, 1013 persons were human fatalities, 2775 persons were hurt, according to Japanese government official confirmed report.
- July 20 - 1953 Kii Peninsula flood, according to Japanese government official confirmed report, 1124 persons were human fatalities, 5819 persons were wounded.
- August 15 - 1953 South Yamashiro flood, 429 person were human fatalities, with 994 person were hurt, according to Japanese government official confirmed report.
- September 23 - 1953 Typhoon Tess, 478 person were human fatalities, with 2559 persons were hurt, Japanese government official confirmed report.
- December 25 - The Amami Islands are returned to Japan from the US military following 8 years of occupation.
Births
- January 9
- January 29 - Yorie Terauchi, actress
- February 4 - Kitarō, New Age musician
- February 13 - Kaoru Kurimoto, novelist and writer (d. 2009)
- February 23 - Satoru Nakajima, racing car driver
- February 28 - Kōzō Murashita, singer and songwriter (d. 1999)
- March 2 - Kazuo Kitagawa, politician(Komeito)[2]
- March 18 - Takashi Yoshimatsu, composer
- May 1 - Mayumi Aoki, swimmer
- May 4 - Masashi Ebara, actor and voice actor
- June 4 - Susumu Ojima, entrepreneur
- June 6 - June Yamagishi, Japanese guitarist
- July 12 - Akinobu Mayumi, former professional baseball player and coach
- July 14 - Katsuya Okada, politician
- July 19 - Shōichi Nakagawa, politician (d. 2009)
- July 31 - Tōru Furuya, actor, voice actor and narrator
- August 4 - Masataka Nashida, former professional baseball player and coach
- November 28 - Taeko Onuki, singer-songwriter
- December 6 - Masami Kurumada, manga artist and writer
- December 9 - Hiromitsu Ochiai, former professional baseball player and coach
- December 17 - Ikue Mori, drummer, composer, graphic designer
- December 28 - Tatsumi Fujinami, professional wrestler
Deaths
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Hirohito Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts . Encyclopedia Britannica . 27 March 2019 . en.
- Web site: Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport . . 3 February 2024 . 20 February 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130220115405/http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/koizumidaijin/040927/10kitagawa_e.html . dead .
