1956 in Japan
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Events in the year 1956 in Japan.
Incumbents
- Emperor: Hirohito
- Prime Minister: Ichirō Hatoyama (Liberal Democratic) until December 23, Tanzan Ishibashi (Liberal Democratic)
- Chief Cabinet Secretary: Ryutaro Nemoto until December 23, Hirohide Ishida
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Kōtarō Tanaka
- President of the House of Representatives: Shūji Masutani
- President of the House of Councillors: Yahachi Kawai until April 3, Tsuruhei Matsuno
Events
- May 3 - The first World Judo Championships are held at the Kuramae Kokugikan, Tokyo.
- July 8 - House of Councillors election held.
- October 19 - Soviet–Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956 signed.
- 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 26 - Keisuke Kuwata, musician
- March 20 - Naoto Takenaka, actor, comedian, singer and director
- April 12 - Yasuo Tanaka, politician and novelist
- May 28 - Sayuri Yamauchi, voice actress
- May 31 - Yoshiko Sakakibara, voice actress
- July 15 - Toshihiko Seko, long-distance runner
- July 19 - Yoshiaki Yatsu, professional wrestler
- August 31 - Masashi Tashiro, television performer
- December 19 - Masami Akita, noise musician, (aka Merzbow)
See also
References
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