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

Events[]

Tokyo Tower is opened to the public for the first time.
  • 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 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.[citation needed]
  • 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.[4]
  • 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.[page needed]
  • 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.[5]
  • 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.[page needed]
  • 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).[6][7]
  • December 27 - National Health Care Act of 1958.

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
  • 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
  • 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[]

  • List of Japanese films of 1958

References[]

  1. ^ "Hirohito | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ [:ja:南海丸遭難事故] (Japanese language edition) Retrieved date 7 January 2019.
  4. ^ Ward, Rowena (July 2006). "Japanese government policy and the reality of the lives of the zanryū fujin". PORTAL: Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies. 3 (2): 1. doi:10.5130/portal.v3i2.142. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Tokyo Tower vs. Super Tower: Crossed Signals?" (PDF). Colliers International. October 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2009.
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