1960 in Japan
Events of the year 1960 in Japan. It corresponds to Shōwa 35 (昭和35年) in the Japanese calendar.
| |||||
| Decades: |
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | Other events of 1960 History of Japan • Timeline • Years | ||||
Incumbents
- Emperor: Hirohito (Emperor Shōwa)[1]
- Prime Minister:
- Nobusuke Kishi (L) until July 19,[2]
- Hayato Ikeda (L)
- Chief Justice of Japan: Kōtarō Tanaka until October 24, Kisaburo Yokota
- Chief Cabinet Secretary: Etsusaburō Shiina until July 19, Masayoshi Ōhira
- Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan: Ryōgorō Katō until February 1, Ichirō Kiyose
- Speaker of the House of Councillors of Japan: Tsuruhei Matsuno
Events
- February 23 – Crown Prince Naruhito, son of Akihito and Michiko is born in Tokyo Imperial Palace.
- July 24 – According to Japan National Police Agency official confirmed report, a charter bus collision with regular route bus, charter bus plunge into cliff in mountain road, Mount Hiei, Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, 28 person were perish, 16 person were hurt.[3]
- August 25 – September 11 – Japan competes at the Olympics in Rome and win 4 gold, 7 silver and 7 bronze medals.
- October 12 – Politician Inejiro Asanuma is assassinated by a militant ultra nationalist while speaking in a televised political debate in Tokyo.
- Unknown date – University Advertise Newspaper, as predecessor of Recruit was founded in West Shinbashi, Tokyo.
Births
- January 6 – Kumiko Ohba, actress, singer, and psychological counselor
- January 25 – Miki Narahashi, voice actress
- February 23 – Naruhito, 126th emperor of Japan
- March 12 – Maki Nomiya, singer and musician
- March 23 – Yoko Tawada, writer
- March 29 – Hiromi Tsuru, voice actress (d. 2017)
- April 4 – Kanako Fukaura, actress (d. 2008)
- April 24 – Masami Kikuchi, voice actor
- May 15 – Izumi Aki, actress
- May 22 – Hideaki Anno, animator, film director, and actor
- June 7 – Hirohiko Araki, manga artist
- June 23 – Mizue Takada, singer
- July 9 – Yūko Asano, actress and singer
- July 18 – Hiroshi Negishi, anime director
- August 4 – Jun Miho, actress
- August 18 – Yuki Ninagawa, actress
- August 19 – Asa Nonami, writer
- September 3 – Seiko Noda, politician and cabinet minister
- September 8 – Misako Konno, actress and essayist
- September 11 – Mayo Suzukaze, actress
- September 25 – Kaoru Tada, manga artist (d. 1999)
- October 5
- Hitomi Kuroki, actress
- Toru Takahashi, race car driver (d. 1983)
- October 17 – Chie Kōjiro, voice actress
- November 9 – Eri Ishida, actress
- November 10 – Naomi Kawashima, actress, singer and radio entertainer (d. 2015)
- December 14 – Miki Takakura, idol and actress
- December 17 – Tarako, actress, voice actress and singer
- December 24 – Fuyumi Ono, novelist
- December 29 – Kayoko Kishimoto, actress
Deaths
- January 24 – Ashihei Hino, writer (b. 1907)
- August 28 – Takeru Inukai, politician and novelist (b. 1896)
- October 12 - Inejiro Asanuma, politician (b. 1898)
- November 2 – Otoya Yamaguchi, assassin (b. 1943)
See also
References
- "Hirohito | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- 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.
- [:ja:比叡山ドライブウェイ#転落事故] (Japanese language edition) Retrieved date 15 February, 2020.
1961 in Asia | |
|---|---|
| Sovereign states |
|
| States with limited recognition |
|
| Dependencies and other territories |
|
| |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.