1958 in Japan explained
Events in the year 1958 in Japan. It corresponds to Shōwa 33 (昭和33年) in the Japanese calendar.
Incumbents
Hirohito[1]
Nobusuke Kishi[2]
Kiichi Aichi until June 12, Munenori Akagi
Governors
- Akita Prefecture: Yūjirō Obata Aomori Prefecture: Iwao Yamazaki Chiba Prefecture: Hitoshi Shibata Ehime Prefecture: Sadatake Hisamatsu Fukui Prefecture: Seiichi Hane Fukuoka Prefecture: Taichi Uzaki
- Fukushima Prefecture: Zenichiro Satō Gifu Prefecture: Kamon Muto (until 16 October); Yukiyasu Matsuno (starting 17 October)
- Gunma Prefecture: Toshizo Takekoshi Hiroshima Prefecture
- Iwate Prefecture: Senichi Abe Kagawa Prefecture: Masanori Kaneko Kagoshima Prefecture: Katsushi Terazono Kanagawa Prefecture
- Nagasaki Prefecture: Takejirō Nishioka (until 14 January); Katsuya Sato (starting 2 March)
Kazuo Kitamura
Kotaro Mori (until 6 December); Kyujiro Taniguchi (starting 7 December)
- Shiname Prefecture: Yasuo Tsunematsu Shizuoka Prefecture: Toshio Saitō Tochigi Prefecture: Kiichi Ogawa Tokushima Prefecture: Kikutaro Hara Tokyo
- Tottori Prefecture: Shigeru Endo (until 10 November); Jirō Ishiba (starting 3 December)
- Toyama Prefecture: Minoru Yoshida Wakayama Prefecture: Shinji Ono Yamagata Prefecture: Tōkichi Abiko Yamaguchi Prefecture: Taro Ozawa Yamanashi Prefecture: Hisashi Amano
Events
- January 26 – According to Japan Coast Guard official confirmed report, a passenger ferry Nankai Maru capsized Kii Channel, between Wakayama City to Tokushima City, total 167 persons drowned.[3]
- March 1 – Two medium-size airlines, FarEastern Airways of Japan and Nippon Helicopter Transport, are merged to become All Nippon Airways (ANA) which begins operation in Japan.[4]
- March 9 – The Kanmon Tunnel opens, connecting Honshu and Kyushu by road for the first time.
- April Unknown date - Ohyama Blow Manufacturing, as predecessor of Iris Ohyama was founded.
- May 2 – Nagasaki Flag incident - Ultra-nationalists pull down a Chinese flag hanging outside an exhibition of postage stamps in Nagasaki, freezing relations between China and Japan.[5]
- May 22 – General election of 1958 - The Liberal Democratic Party win 298 out of 467 seats.
- June 24 – According to official Japanese government confirmed report, a large scale eruption in Mount Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, killed a total of twelve persons, and wounded 28.
- August 2 – An All Nippon Airways Douglas DC-3 plunges in the sea close to the Izu Islands, killing all 33 occupants of the aircraft.[6]
- August 25 – Instant noodles go on sale for the first time in Japan.
- September 27 – Typhoon Ida kills at least 1,269 in Honshu.
- October 14 – Construction of Tokyo Tower is completed.
- November 10 – According to Japan Meteorological Agency official confirmed report, a large scale erupted in Mount Asama, Gunma Prefecture, ash height maximum 8,000 meters.
- December 23 – Tokyo Tower is opened to the public for the first time, at a final cost of ¥2.8 billion ($8.4 million in 1958).[7] [8]
- December 27 – National Health Care Act of 1958.
- unknown date - The Japanese 10 yen coin ceases having serrated edges after a 5-year period beginning in 1953. All 10 yen coins since have smooth edges.
Births
- January 5 – Junko Yagami, singer and songwriter
- January 20 – Masuo Amada, voice actor
- January 30 – Sayuri Ishikawa, enka singer
- February 1 – Ryō Horikawa, voice actor
- February 4 – Saburō Tokitō, singer and actor
- February 11 – Shinobu Satouchi, voice actor
- March 10 – Hiroshi Yanaka, voice actor
- April 1 – Hiromi Kawakami, author and writer
- April 7 – Shinobu Adachi, voice actress
- April 12 – Hyōichi Kōno, adventurer (d. 2001)
- April 14 – Junko Sakurada, actress and singer
- April 21 – Yoshito Usui, manga artist, creator of Crayon Shin-chan (d. 2009)
- May 2 – Yasushi Akimoto, record producer, lyricist and television writer
- June 14 – Masami Yoshida, javelin thrower (d. 2000)
- June 20 – Teiyū Ichiryūsai, voice actress
- July 5 – Kyoko Terase, voice actress
- July 22 – Tatsunori Hara, professional-baseball coach and player
- August 2 – Shō Hayami, voice actor and singer
- August 15 – Chiharu Suzuka, voice actress
- September 8
- October 15 – Masako Katsuki, voice actress
- October 23 – Hiroyuki Kinoshita, actor and voice actor
- October 24 – Hatsuhiko Tsuji, professional baseball m coach and former player
- November 12 – Hiromi Iwasaki, singer
- November 27 – Tetsuya Komuro, music producer and songwriter
- December 2 – Mina Asami, actress
- December 26 – Mieko Harada, actress
Date unknown
Deaths
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Hirohito Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts . Encyclopedia Britannica . 27 March 2019 . en.
- Book: Helms . Ludger . Poor Leadership and Bad Governance: Reassessing Presidents and Prime Ministers in North America, Europe and Japan . 2012 . Edward Elgar Publishing . 978-0-85793-273-0 . 178 . en.
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- Web site: ANA Group History . July 10, 2020 .
- Ward. Rowena. Japanese government policy and the reality of the lives of the zanryū fujin. PORTAL: Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies. July 2006. 3. 2. 1. 10.5130/portal.v3i2.142. 25 December 2014. free.
- Web site: Accident description. Aviation Safety Network. 25 December 2014.
- Web site: Tokyo Tower goes from futuristic hope to symbol of the good old days . Fackler, Martin . . 30 December 2008 . 21 January 2009.
- Web site: Tokyo Tower vs. Super Tower: Crossed Signals? . Colliers International . 21 January 2009 . October 2005 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090612093857/http://www.colliers.com/Content/Attachments/Japan/tokyo_tower1.pdf . 12 June 2009 . dmy-all .
