1960 in Japan

← 1959 1958 1957 1960 in Japan → 1961 1962 1963
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	Other events of 1960 List of years in Japan

Events of the year 1960 in Japan.

Incumbents

• Emperor: Hirohito (Emperor Shōwa)
• Prime Minister:
  • Nobusuke Kishi (L) until July 19,
  • Hayato Ikeda (L)
• Chief Justice of Japan: Kōtarō Tanaka until October 24, Kisaburo Yokota
• Chief Cabinet Secretary: Etsusaburō Shiina until July 19, Masayoshi Ōhira
• Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan: Ryōgorō Katō until February 1, Ichirō Kiyose
• Speaker of the House of Councillors of Japan: Tsuruhei Matsuno

Events

• February 23 – Crown Prince Naruhito, son of Akihito and Michiko is born in Tokyo Imperial Palace.
• August 25 – September 11 – Japan competes at the Olympics in Rome and win 4 gold, 7 silver and 7 bronze medals.
• October 12 – Politician Inejiro Asanuma is assassinated by a militant ultra nationalist while speaking in a televised political debate in Tokyo.

Births

• February 23 – Crown Prince Naruhito
• March 29 – Hiromi Tsuru, voice actress (d. 2017)
• April 24 – Masami Kikuchi, voice actor
• May 22 – Hideaki Anno, animator, film director, and actor

Deaths

• August 28 – Takeru Inukai, politician and novelist (b. 1896)
• October 12 - Inejiro Asanuma, politician (b. 1898)
• November 2 – Otoya Yamaguchi, assassin (b. 1943)

See also

• List of Japanese films of 1960

References