1954 in Japan explained
Events in the year 1954 in Japan.
Incumbents
Hirohito[1]
Shigeru Yoshida (Liberal Democratic) until December 10, Ichirō Hatoyama (Liberal Democratic)
Kenji Fukunaga until December 10, Ryutaro Nemoto
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: Aiji Nishio (until 7 November); Juukichi Kodaira (starting 7 November)
- Tokushima Prefecture: Kuniichi Abe Tokyo
- Tottori Prefecture: Shigeru Endo Toyama Prefecture: Kunitake Takatsuji Wakayama Prefecture: Shinji Ono Yamagata Prefecture: Michio Murayama Yamaguchi Prefecture: Taro Ozawa Yamanashi Prefecture: Hisashi Amano
Events
- January 2 - A stampede occurs in Nijubashi, Imperial Square, Tokyo, with 16 fatalities, according to Japan National Police Agency confirmed report.
- January 18 - Mabuchi Motor was founded in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture.
- February 1 - A first issue of Chūnichi Sports was published in Nagoya.
- April 26 - Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai released in Japan.
- July 1 - The Japanese Self-Defense Forces are established.
- September 26
- A typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait sinks the ferry Tōya Maru, killing over 1,100 passengers and crew, wrecks at least seven other ships and seriously damages nine more.
- A massive fire in Iwanai, Hokkaido, a result of Typhoon Marie, leaves 38 people dead, 551 people injured according to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency official confirmed report.
- October 8 - A sightseeing boat Uchigo Maru capsized due to overcrowding in Lake Sagami, Kanagawa Prefecture, 22 junior high school students perished, according to Japanese government confirmed report.
- November 3 - Godzilla released in Japan.
Births
- January 6 - Yuji Horii, video game designer
- January 8 - Yasushi Tao, professional baseball player and coach
- January 9 - Satoshi Kirishima, anarchist and terrorist (d. 2024)
- January 14 - Masanobu Fuchi, professional wrestler
- January 19 - Yumi Matsutoya, singer
- January 28 - Kaneto Shiozawa, voice actor (d. 2000)
- January 29 - Yukinobu Hoshino, cartoonist
- February 4 - Shigeru Chiba, Voice actor and actor
- February 11 - Noriyuki Asakura, composer
- February 17 - Yuji Takada, free-style wrestler
- March 2 - Gara Takashima, voice actress
- March 23 - Hideyuki Hori, voice actor
- March 26 - Kazuhiko Inoue, voice actor
- April 2 - Susumu Hirasawa, musician
- April 17 - Norio Imamura, voice actor
- April 22 - Jōji Nakata, voice actor
- April 29 - Kazuko Kurosawa, costume designer
- May 19 - Hōchū Ōtsuka, voice actor
- May 22 - Shuji Nakamura, electronics engineer
- June 2 - Chiyoko Kawashima, voice actress
- June 4 - Kazuhiro Yamaji, actor and voice actor
- July 10 - Yō Yoshimura, voice actor (d. 1991)
- July 2 - Saori Minami, idol and singer
- August 1 - Junpei Morita, actor and voice actor
- September 16 - Masahiro Andoh, musician, guitarist of T-Square (band)
- September 21 - Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2022)
- October 18 - Yūji Mitsuya, voice actor
- November 8 - Kazuo Ishiguro, author
- November 20 - Bin Shimada, voice actor
Deaths
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Hirohito Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts . Encyclopedia Britannica . 27 March 2019 . en.
