1956 in Japan

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← 1955 1954 1953 1956 in Japan → 1957 1958 1959
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1956 History of Japan  • Timeline  • Years

Events in the year 1956 in Japan.

Incumbents[]

• Emperor: Hirohito^[1]
• Prime Minister: Ichirō Hatoyama (Liberal Democratic) until December 23, Tanzan Ishibashi (Liberal Democratic)
• Chief Cabinet Secretary: until December 23, Hirohide Ishida
• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Kōtarō Tanaka
• President of the House of Representatives:
• President of the House of Councillors: until April 3,

Events[]

• January 1 - According to Japanese government officially confirmed report, human stampede hit during newyear festival in Yahiko Shrine, Niigata Prefecture, 124 person were perished, 77 person were hurt.^{[page needed]}
• April 10 – Sanwa Shutter was founded in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture.^{[page needed]}
• May 3 - The first World Judo Championships are held at the Kuramae Kokugikan, Tokyo.
• July 8 - House of Councillors election held.
• October 15 – According to Japan Transport Ministry official confirmed report, two trains crush in Rokken rail accident in Mie Prefecture, official death toll was 42 persons, with 94 persons were hurt.^{[citation needed]}
• October 19 - Soviet–Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956 signed.
• October 28 – A landmark spot in Osaka, Tsūtenkaku was rebuilt, after it caught fire and was demolished in 1943.^{[citation needed]}
• December 12 - Japan becomes a member of the United Nations

Births[]

• January 1 - Kōji Yakusho, actor
• January 3 - Tomiko Suzuki, voice actress
• January 5 - Chen Kenichi, chef
• February 5 – Mao Daichi, actress (Takarazuka Revue)
• February 15 - Miyoko Asada, actress
• February 16 – Takayoshi Nakao, former professional baseball player
• February 23 - Goro Noguchi, singer and actor
• February 26 - Keisuke Kuwata, musician
• February 27 – Kenji Niinuma, enka singer
• March 13 – Motoharu Sano, musisian and singer-songwriter
• March 20 - Naoto Takenaka, actor, comedian, singer and director
• March 24 – Shinsuke Shimada, former television presenter
• April 8 - Yoshiko Tanaka, actress (d. 2011)
• April 12 - Yasuo Tanaka, politician and novelist
• May 28 - Sayuri Yamauchi, voice actress
• May 31 - Yoshiko Sakakibara, voice actress
• June 27 – , former professional baseball pitcher
• July 15 - Toshihiko Seko, long-distance runner
• July 19 - Yoshiaki Yatsu, professional wrestler
• August 4 - Mika Doi, voice actress
• August 25 – Takeshi Okada, association footballer and football coach
• August 31 - Masashi Tashiro, television performer
• September 7 – Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi, singer-songwriter
• September 20 - Makiko Kinoshita, composer
• October 26 – Machiko Watanabe, singer and singer-songwriter
• December 19 - Masami Akita, noise musician, (aka Merzbow)

Deaths[]

• January 4 – Makoto Nishimura, biologist (b. )
• June 3 – Fukushi Masaichi, physician and pathologist (b. )

See also[]

• List of Japanese films of 1956

References[]