1973 in Japan

Events in the year 1973 in Japan. It corresponds to Shōwa 48 (昭和48年) in the Japanese calendar.

← 1972 1971 1970 1973 in Japan → 1974 1975 1976
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1973 History of Japan  • Timeline  • Years

Incumbents

• Emperor: Hirohito[1]
• Prime minister: Kakuei Tanaka (Liberal Democratic)
• Chief Cabinet Secretary: Susumu Nikaido
• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Kazuto Ishida until May 19, Tomokazu Murakami from May 21
• President of the House of Representatives: Umekichi Nakamura until May 29, Shigesaburō Maeo
• President of the House of Councillors: Kenzō Kōno
• Diet sessions: 71st (extraordinary session opened in December 22, 1972, to September 27), 72nd (regular, December 1 to June 3, 1974)

Events

• January 1 – Health care for those over 70 years of age is made free of charge
• March 8 – According to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency official confirmed report, Yawata General Hospital fire in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, total 13 patients were fatalities.
• March 19 – Konami is established.
• July 23 – Nidec was founded, as predecessor name was Nippon Densan (Electric Industry) Corporation.
• August 17 – Miyama Real Estate, as predecessor of Leopalace founded in Nakano, Tokyo.[2]
• October 27 – A retailer CGC Group founded.
• November 29 – Fire breaks out in Taiyo department store in Kumamoto City, killing over a hundred.

Births

Eri Fukatsu

Nanako Matsushima

• January 2 – Michiyo Nakajima, actress, voice actress and former pop singer.
• January 11 – Eri Fukatsu, actress
• January 16 – Maki Miyamae, pop singer
• January 18 – Shinobu Nakayama, singer and former pop singer
• January 31 – Shingo Katayama, golfer
• February 1 – Makiko Ohmoto, voice actress
• February 7 – Mie Sonozaki, voice actress
• February 28 – Masato Tanaka, professional wrestler
• March 6 – Rumi Ochiai, voice actress
• March 7 – Eiji Takemoto, voice actor
• March 24 – Sakura Tange, voice actress and singer
• March 27 – Sayaka Aoki, comedian
• April 6 – Rie Miyazawa, actress and singer
• April 21 – Katsuyuki Konishi, voice actor
• May 8 – Hiromu Arakawa, manga artist
• May 16 – Kōsuke Toriumi, voice actor
• May 18 – Kaz Hayashi, professional wrestler
• May 29 – Tomoko Kaneda, voice actress and J-pop singer
• June 12 – Mitsuki Saiga, voice actress
• June 18 – Yumi Kakazu, voice actress
• June 19 – Yuko Nakazawa, singer
• July 4 – Gackt, singer-songwriter and actor
• July 7 – Natsuki Takaya, manga artist
• July 17 – Daimaou Kosaka, comedian
• August 13 – Ryoko Shinohara, actress
• August 31 – Kaori Mizumori, enka singer
• September 1 – Rieko Miura, actress and singer
• September 9 – Kazuhisa Ishii, baseball player
• September 18 – Ami Onuki, singer
• October 11 – Daisuke Sakaguchi, voice actor
• October 13 – Nanako Matsushima, actress and model
• October 20 – Tomoka Shibasaki, writer
• October 22 – Ichiro Suzuki, baseball player
• October 26 – Taka Michinoku, professional wrestler
• November 6 – Rumi Shishido, voice actress and singer
• December 11 – Yūko Obuchi, politician and cabinet minister
• December 19 – Takashi Sorimachi, actor and singer

Deaths

• April 25 – Tanzan Ishibashi, journalist and politician (b. 1884)
• May 2 – Akiko Seki, soprano (b. 1899)
• September 15 – Saburō Matsukata, journalist, businessman and mountaineer (b. 1899)
• September 18 – Ken Harada, first Japanese diplomat to the Holy See (b. 1893)
• October 7 – Masayuki Mori, actor (b. 1911)
• November 23 – Sesue Hayakawa, actor (b. 1886)

See also

• 1973 in Japanese television
• List of Japanese films of 1973

References

1. "Hirohito | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
2. ja:レオパレス21#概要 (Japanese language edition) Retriveted date on May 7, 2020.