1966 in Japan
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Events from the year 1966 in Japan.
Incumbents[]
- Emperor: Hirohito[1]
- Prime Minister: Eisaku Satō (Liberal Democratic)
- Chief Cabinet Secretary: until August 1, Kiichi Aichi until December 3, Kenji Fukunaga
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Kisaburo Yokota until August 5, Masatoshi Yokota from August 6
- President of the House of Representatives: Kikuchirō Yamaguchi until December 3, Kentarō Ayabe until December 26
- President of the House of Councillors:
Governors[]
- Aichi Prefecture: Mikine Kuwahara
- Akita Prefecture:
- Aomori Prefecture:
- Chiba Prefecture:
- Ehime Prefecture:
- Fukui Prefecture:
- Fukuoka Prefecture:
- Fukushima Prefecture:
- Gifu Prefecture: (until 16 October); (starting 17 October)
- Gunna Prefecture:
- Hiroshima Prefecture: Iduo Nagano
- Hokkaido: Kingo Machimura
- Hyogo Prefecture:
- Ibaraki Prefecture:
- Ishikawa Prefecture: Yōichi Nakanishi
- Iwate Prefecture:
- Kagawa Prefecture:
- Kagoshima Prefecture:
- Kanagawa Prefecture:
- Kochi Prefecture:
- Kumamoto Prefecture:
- Kyoto Prefecture:
- Mie Prefecture:
- Miyagi Prefecture:
- Miyazaki Prefecture: Hiroshi Kuroki
- Nagano Prefecture: Gon'ichirō Nishizawa
- Nagasaki Prefecture:
- Nara Prefecture:
- Niigata Prefecture: (until 28 March); (starting 8 May)
- Oita Prefecture:
- Okayama Prefecture:
- Osaka Prefecture:
- Saga Prefecture:
- Saitama Prefecture:
- Shiga Prefecture: (until 6 December); (starting 7 December)
- Shiname Prefecture:
- Shizuoka Prefecture:
- Tochigi Prefecture:
- Tokushima Prefecture:
- Tokyo:
- Tottori Prefecture:
- Toyama Prefecture:
- Wakayama Prefecture: Shinji Ono
- Yamagata Prefecture:
- Yamaguchi Prefecture:
- Yamanashi Prefecture:
Events[]
- January 9 - The Kanai Building fire in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture leaves 12 dead, 14 injured.
- February 4 -All Nippon Airways Flight 60 crashes into Tokyo Bay, killing all 133 people on board.
- March 4 - Canadian Pacific Air Lines Flight 402 crashes while landing at night with poor visibility at Tokyo International Airport, with 64 out of 72 on board killed.
- March 5 - BOAC Flight 911 crashes while encountering severe Clear-air turbulence over Mount Fuji shortly after taking off from Tokyo International Airport, killing all 124 on board.
- March 11 – A spa hotel caught fire in Minakami, Gunma Prefecture, causing 30 deaths, 29 injuries, according to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency official confirmed report.[2]
- March 25 – Hachinohe Rinkai Line was opened.
- April 1 - Japan switches to the Metric system.
- April 26 - Japan's biggest postwar public transportation strike.
- August 22 – Frontier Tea Product Manufacturing, as predecessor of Ito En founded in Shizuoka City.[page needed]
- September 25 – Two typhoons Helen and Ida landed in Japan on same days, according to Japanese government official confirmed report, total 317 persons were human fatalities with 824 persons were hurt.[3]
- November 11 - All Nippon Airways Flight 533 crashes into the Seto Inland Sea, killing all 50 on board.
Births[]
- January 5 - Yuri Amano, voice actress
- January 17 - Jyoji Morikawa, author and illustrator
- January 17 - Hiroko Mita, actress
- January 28 - Seiji Mizushima, anime director
- January 31 - Nobuyuki Hoshino, former professional baseball pitcher
- February 4 - Kyōko Koizumi, actress and singer
- February 5 - Maiko Kawakami, actress
- March 7 - Atsushi Sakurai, singer (Buck-Tick)
- April 3 - Mina Tominaga, voice actress
- April 19 - El Samurai, professional wrestler
- April 27 - Yoshihiro Togashi, author and illustrator
- June 26 - Yūko Minaguchi, voice actress
- July 11 - Kentaro Miura, manga artist
- July 15 - Masatoshi Nagase, actress
- July 25 - Wataru Takagi, voice actor
- July 28 - Shikao Suga, singer
- August 4 - Kensuke Sasaki, professional wrestler
- August 30 - Mikako Kotani, former sytnchronised swimming athlete
- September 2 - Yu Hayami, singer and actress
- September 11 - Kiko, Princess Akishino, wife of Fumihito, Prince Akishino
- October 8 - Toshiro Yufune, former professional baseball pitcher
- October 27 - Masanobu Takashima, actor
- October 31 - Koji Kanemoto, professional wrestler
- November 2 - Yoshinari Ogawa, professional wrestler
- November 6 - Kae Araki, voice actress
- November 13 - Mieharu, actor
- November 28 - Narumi Yasuda, actress
- December 12 - Último Dragón, professional wrestler
- December 17 - Yuko Arimori, former marathon runner
- December 22 - Sayuri Kokusho, actress
- December 27 - Masahiro Fukuda, former footballer
Deaths[]
- March 6 - Michitaro Totsuka, admiral (b. 1890)
- July 12 - D.T. Suzuki, philosopher (b. 1870)
- November 9 - Jisaburō Ozawa, admiral (b. 1886)
- November 14 - Zengo Yoshida, admiral (b. 1885)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Hirohito | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ ja:菊富士ホテル火災 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved on 1 August 2020.
- ^ ja:昭和41年台風第24号、第25号 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved on July 6, 2020.
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