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Events in the year 1992 in Japan. It corresponds to Heisei 4 (平成4年) in the Japanese calendar.

Incumbents[]

  • Emperor: Akihito[1]
  • Prime Minister: Kiichi Miyazawa (L–Hiroshima)
  • Chief Cabinet Secretary: Kōichi Katō (L–Yamagata) until December 12, Yōhei Kōno (L–Kanagawa)
  • Chief Justice of the Supreme Court:
  • President of the House of Representatives: Yoshio Sakurauchi (L–Shimane)
  • President of the House of Councillors: (L–proportional) until July 9, (L–Tokyo) from August 7
  • Diet sessions: 123rd (regular, January 24 to June 21), 124th (extraordinary, August 7 to August 11), 125th (extraordinary, October 30 to December 10)

Governors[]

Events[]

  • January 8: US President George H. W. Bush vomits in Prime Minister Miyazawa's lap during a state dinner.
  • January 12: According to Japan Coast Guard official confirmed report, a settlement ship Fukujin-maru, carrying 46 passengers and crew capsized off Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, 37 persons were rescued, 9 persons were their lost to lives.[citation needed]
  • March 7: Sailor Moon began broadcasting on TV Asahi.
  • March 14: Nozomi services begin on the Tokaido Shinkansen.
  • March 25: Huis ten Bosch opens in Nagasaki Prefecture.
  • April 1
    • Chiba City is divided into wards.
    • Taiyo Kobe Mitsui Bank renames itself to Sakura Bank.
  • April 27: Kirby's Dream Land, the first video game in the Kirby series by Nintendo and HAL Laboratory and the debut of Kirby himself, is released.
  • May 2: Civil servants are granted a two-day weekend for the first time.
  • May 22: Japan New Party founded.
  • July 1: Yamagata Shinkansen opens.
  • July 26: In Upper House elections, the LDP holds on to a slim coalition majority.
  • October 14: Liberal Democratic Party member Shin Kanemaru resigns over the receipt of illegal payments from Sagawa Express.
  • October 23: Emperor Akihito visits the People's Republic of China for the first time.
  • October 29–November 8: Finals of the 1992 AFC Asian Cup held in Japan. The Japan national football team defeat the defending champions, Saudi Arabia, in the final in Hiroshima.

Births[]

Tsubasa Honda
Yui Yokoyama
Shiori Kutsuna
  • January 6: Hiroya, kickboxer
  • January 12: Mao Kobayashi, idol
  • February 1: Mao Ichimichi, actress
  • February 7: Maimi Yajima, singer
  • February 26: Ai Shinozaki, gravure idol and singer
  • March 6: Momoko Tsugunaga, singer
  • March 11: Nao Tōyama, voice actress and singer
  • March 21: Erena Mizusawa, model and actress
  • March 25: Machico, singer and voice actress
  • March 27: Aoi Yūki, voice actress
  • April 13: Daichi Hashimoto, professional wrestler
  • April 25: Kyosuke Ikeda, actor and voice actor
  • May 1: You Kikkawa, singer
  • May 22: Chinami Tokunaga, J-pop singer
  • May 28: Gaku Shibasaki, footballer[2]
  • June 27: Tsubasa Honda, actress and model
  • July 3: Maasa Sudo, singer
  • July 12: Anna Ishibashi, model and actress
  • July 15: Koharu Kusumi, J-pop singer, voice actress, and model
  • July 16: Tetsuto Yamada, baseball player
  • August 5: Yasutaka Uchiyama, tennis player[3]
  • August 6: Saori Ōnishi, voice actress
  • August 10: Ari Ozawa, voice actress
  • August 16: Zawachin, model
  • August 18: Riko Narumi, actress and model
  • August 20: Mai Shiraishi, idol singer and model
  • August 23: Yuka Kono, figure skater
  • August 25: Miyabi Natsuyaki, singer
  • August 27
    • Ayame Goriki, actress, singer and model
    • Sayuri Matsumura, idol singer, model
  • September 3: Sachie Ishizu, tennis player
  • September 7: Suzuka Morita, model and actress
  • September 28: Koko Tsurumi, artistic gymnast
  • October 2: Yasuaki Yamasaki, professional baseball player
  • October 3: Aina Hashimoto, singer, actress and voice actress
  • October 4: Shun Miyazato, actor and voice actor
  • October 5: Hirotaka Chiba, actor and voice actor
  • October 19: Shiho, actress and model
  • October 27: Taiko Katono, actor and model
  • November 5: Takuya Kai, baseball player
  • November 15: Minami Minegishi, singer and actress
  • November 20: Maiha Ishimura, singer
  • November 25: Haru Nomura, golfer
  • December 8: Yui Yokoyama, singer and actress
  • December 14: Ryo Miyaichi, footballer
  • December 20: Shuta Tonosaki, professional baseball player
  • December 22: Shiori Kutsuna, actress and idol

Deaths[]

Toshirō Oumi
  • April 25: Yutaka Ozaki, songwriter and rock star (b. 1965)
  • May 11: Taku Izumi, composer (b. 1930)[4]
  • May 22: Lee Yangji, author (b. 1955)
  • May 24: Hitoshi Ogawa, racing car driver (b. 1956)
  • May 27: Machiko Hasegawa, illustrator (b. 1920)
  • May 29: Yoshitoshi Mori, artist (b. 1898)
  • June 8: Sakae Ōba, officer of the Imperial Japanese Army (b. 1914)
  • June 10: Hachidai Nakamura, composer (b. 1931)[5]
  • July 5: Toshirō Oumi, singer, composer (b. 1918)[6]
  • August 4: Seicho Matsumoto, author (b. 1909)
  • August 12: Kenji Nakagami, author (b. 1946)
  • September 5: Yasuji Mori, animator (b. 1925)
  • September 25: Kazuko Matsuo, singer (b. 1935)[7]

Statistics[]

  • Yen value: US$1 = ¥111.85 (December 31)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Akihito | Biography, Reign, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. ^ 1992 in Japan – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ 1992 in Japan at the Association of Tennis Professionals
  4. ^ ja:いずみたく (Japanese language edition) Retrieved 21 November 2018[circular reference]
  5. ^ ja:中村八大 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved 21 November 2018[circular reference]
  6. ^ ja:近江俊郎 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved 21 November 2018[circular reference]
  7. ^ ja:松尾和子 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved 21 November 2018[circular reference]
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