1952 in Japan
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Events in the year 1952 in Japan.
Incumbents[edit]
- Emperor: Hirohito[1]
- Prime Minister: Shigeru Yoshida
- Chief Cabinet Secretary: Shigeru Hori until October 30, Taketora Ogata
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Kōtarō Tanaka
- President of the House of Representatives: Jōji Hayashi until August 1, Banboku Ōno from August 26 to August 28 and from October 24
- President of the House of Councillors: Naotake Satō
Governors[edit]
- Aichi Prefecture: Mikine Kuwahara
- 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: Yoshio Iyoku (until 4 July); Shigeo Kitano (starting 5 August)
- Hiroshima Prefecture: Hiroo Ōhara
- Hokkaido Prefecture: Toshifumi Tanaka
- Hyogo Prefecture: Yukio Kishida
- Ibaraki Prefecture: Yoji Tomosue
- Ishikawa Prefecture: Wakio Shibano
- Iwate Prefecture: Kenkichi Kokubun
- Kagawa Prefecture: Masanori Kaneko
- Kagoshima Prefecture: Kaku Shigenari
- Kanagawa Prefecture: Iwataro Uchiyama
- Kochi Prefecture: Wakaji Kawamura
- Kumamoto Prefecture: Saburō Sakurai
- Kyoto Prefecture: Atsushi Kimura
- Mie Prefecture: Masaru Aoki
- Miyagi Prefecture: Kazuji Sasaki (until 4 October); Otogorō Miyagi (starting 5 October)
- Miyazaki Prefecture: Tadao Annaka
- Nagano Prefecture: Torao Hayashi
- Nagasaki Prefecture: Takejirō Nishioka
- Nara Prefecture: Ryozo Okuda
- Niigata Prefecture: Shohei Okada
- Oita Prefecture: Tokuju Hosoda
- Okayama Prefecture: Yukiharu Miki
- Osaka Prefecture: Bunzō Akama
- Saga Prefecture: Naotsugu Nabeshima
- Saitama Prefecture: Yuuichi Oosawa
- Shiga Prefecture: Iwakichi Hattori
- Shiname Prefecture: Yasuo Tsunematsu
- Shizuoka Prefecture: Toshio Saitō
- Tochigi Prefecture: Goro Abe
- Tokushima Prefecture: Kuniichi Abe
- Tokyo Prefecture: Seiichirō Yasui
- Tottori Prefecture: Aiji Nishio
- Toyama Prefecture: Kunitake Takatsuji
- Wakayama Prefecture: Shinji Ono
- Yamagata Prefecture: Michio Murayama
- Yamaguchi Prefecture: Tatsuo Tanaka
- Yamanashi Prefecture: Hisashi Amano
Events[edit]
- March 4 – A Richer Scale magnitude 8.1 earthquake with tsunami hit off coast Tokachi region, Hokkaido, according to Japanese government official report, 33 persons were fatalities with 287 persons wounded.[page needed]
- March 6 – The Musashino Bank (武蔵野銀行) was established in Saitama Prefecture.[2]
- March 7 – A Richer Scale magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit off coast Ishikawa Prefecture, seven persons died, eight persons were hurt, according to Japanese government official report.[3]
- April 10 – According to Japan Transport Ministry official confirmed report, Japan Airlines Flight 301 crash into Izu Ōshima, all 37 passengers and crew were killed.[4]
- April 17 – According to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency official confirmed report, a massive fire in Tottori City, resulting to 160 hectares (395 acres), total 7,240 houses and building damage, kills two persons.[5]
- April 28 - Treaty of San Francisco goes into effect, ending the Allied occupation of Japan.
- July 18 – A Richer Scale magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, nine persons were fatalities, with 139 persons hurt, according to Japanese government official report.[page needed]
- September 23 – According to Japan Coast Guard official confirmed report, a Kaiyō-maru five entrained by the eruption into Myōjin-shō, all 31 crew were human fatalities.[citation needed]
- October 1 - 1952 Japanese general election
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Tidal wave damage of the 1952 Tokachi earthquake on March 4. -
Aftermath of the crash Japan Airlines Flight 301 in Izu Oshima on April 10. -
Houses and other buildings in the 1952 Tottori Fire on April 17.
Films[edit]
Births[edit]
- January 2 - Makoto Nakajima, bureaucrat, Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office
- January 17 - Ryuichi Sakamoto, musician, composer, producer and actor (Yellow Magic Orchestra) (d. 2023)
- January 28 - Tomokazu Miura, actor
- February 2 - Ryuji Mizuno, voice actor (d. 2022)[6]
- February 3 - Miyako Yamaguchi
- February 8 - Daisuke Gōri, voice actor (d. 2010)
- February 19 – Ryū Murakami, novelist, short story writer, essayist and filmmaker
- February 23 – Miyuki Nakajima, singer
- March 30 – Kazuyo Saeki, manga artist (d. 2021)
- April 10 – Masashi Sada, singer, lyricist, composer, novelist, actor, and a film producer
- May 2 – Mari Natsuki, singer, dancer and actress
- May 18 - Ryūzaburō Ōtomo, voice actor
- June 9 - Yukihiro Takahashi, musician and singer (Yellow Magic Orchestra) (d. 2023)
- June 20 - Kōichi Mashimo, anime director
- July 10 – Yōko Asagami, voice actress
- July 14 – Yutaka Mizutani, actor and singer
- July 15 - Yuriko Koike, politician, cabinet minister and governor of Tokyo.
- July 20 - Keiko Matsuzaka, actress
- July 2 – Rumiko Koyanagi, actress and singer
- November 16 - Shigeru Miyamoto, game designer
- December 6 - Shio Satō, Manga artist (d. 2010)
- Shinichi Nishimiya, diplomat, designated Ambassador to China in 2012.
Deaths[edit]
- April 21 - Isamu Yokoyama
- August 22 - Hiranuma Kiichirō
- October 7 - Keisuke Okada
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Hirohito | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ ja:武蔵野銀行 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved on 13 September 2020.
- ^ ja:大聖寺地震 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved on 7 May 2020
- ^ ja:もく星号墜落事故 (Japanese language edition) Ritrieved date on July 6, 2021.
- ^ ja:鳥取大火 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved date on July 6, 2021.
- ^ "Giichi Naruto VA Ryuji Mizuno Passes Away Aged 70". Crunchyroll. September 14, 2022.
