1958 in Japan
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Events in the year 1958 in Japan. It corresponds to Shōwa 33 (昭和33年) in the Japanese calendar.
Incumbents
- Emperor: Hirohito[1]
- Prime minister: Nobusuke Kishi[2]
- Chief Cabinet Secretary: Kiichi Aichi until June 12, Munenori Akagi
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Kōtarō Tanaka
- President of the House of Representatives: Shūji Masutani until April 25, Nirō Hoshijima from June 11 until December 13, Ryōgorō Katō
- President of the House of Councillors: Tsuruhei Matsuno
Governors
- Aichi Prefecture: Mikine Kuwahara
- 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: Hiroo Ōhara
- Hokkaido: Toshifumi Tanaka
- Hyogo Prefecture: Masaru Sakamoto
- Ibaraki Prefecture: Yoji Tomosue
- Ishikawa Prefecture: Jūjitsu Taya
- Iwate Prefecture: Senichi Abe
- Kagawa Prefecture: Masanori Kaneko
- Kagoshima Prefecture: Katsushi Terazono
- Kanagawa Prefecture: Iwataro Uchiyama
- Kochi Prefecture: Masumi Mizobuchi
- Kumamoto Prefecture: Saburō Sakurai
- Kyoto Prefecture: Torazō Ninagawa
- Mie Prefecture: Satoru Tanaka
- Miyagi Prefecture: Yasushi Onuma
- Miyazaki Prefecture: Jingo Futami
- Nagano Prefecture: Torao Hayashi
- Nagasaki Prefecture: Takejirō Nishioka (until 14 January); Katsuya Sato (starting 2 March)
- Nara Prefecture: Ryozo Okuda
- Niigata Prefecture: Kazuo Kitamura
- Oita Prefecture: Kaoru Kinoshita
- Okayama Prefecture: Yukiharu Miki
- Osaka Prefecture: Bunzō Akama
- Saga Prefecture: Naotsugu Nabeshima
- Saitama Prefecture: Hiroshi Kurihara
- Shiga Prefecture: 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: Seiichirō Yasui
- 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
- May 11 – Sayuri Kume, singer-songwriter[9]
- 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
- Mitsuru Miyamoto, voice actor
- Reiko Terashima, manga artist and illustrator
- 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
- Yoshiteru Otani, cartoonist
Deaths
- April 2 – Jōsei Toda, educator and peace activist (b. 1900)
- September 20 – Ogasawara Naganari, admiral and naval strategist (b. 1867)
See also
References
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- ^ Helms, Ludger (2012). Poor Leadership and Bad Governance: Reassessing Presidents and Prime Ministers in North America, Europe and Japan. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-85793-273-0.
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- ^ "ANA Group History". Retrieved July 10, 2020.
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- ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
- ^ Fackler, Martin (30 December 2008). "Tokyo Tower goes from futuristic hope to symbol of the good old days". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
- ^ "Tokyo Tower vs. Super Tower: Crossed Signals?" (PDF). Colliers International. October 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
- ^ "5月11日は「異邦人」久保田早紀の誕生日". News Online. Nippon Broadcasting System. 5 May 2018.