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Events in the year 1971 in Japan.
Incumbents
- Emperor: Hirohito
- Prime minister: Eisaku Satō (Liberal Democratic)
- Chief Cabinet Secretary: Shigeru Hori until July 5, Noboru Takeshita
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Kazuto Ishida
- President of the House of Representatives: Naka Funada
- President of the House of Councillors: Yūzō Shigemune until July 17, Kenzō Kōno
Events
- January 2 - A ryokan fire in Wakayama kills 16 people and injures 15.[1]
- March 4 - A Lake Kawaguchi to Otsuki local train collision with truck in Fujikyu Line, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, according to Japan Transport Ministry official confirmed report, 17 person were lost to lives, with 69 person were wounded.
- April 27 - A massive forest fire in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, according to Fire and Disaster Management Agency confirmed report, 18 firefighter were lost their lives.
- July 3 - Toa Domestic Airlines Flight 63 crash into Mount Yokotsu, Hakodate, Hokkaido, according to Japan Transport Ministry official confirmed report, all 68 person were lost to lives.
- July 20 - A first Mcdonald's fast food outlet open in Japan at Ginza, Tokyo.
- July 30 - An All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 collides with a Japanese fighter jet, resulting in a loss of 162 lives.
- October 25 - Collision of two limited express trains on the Kintetsu Osaka Line in Hakusan (now Tsu) in Mie Prefecture. Casualties include 25 dead and 227 wounded.
- November 11 - A slope failure field site collapsed during an experiment in Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. According to a Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency confirmed report, 15 persons lost their lives, 10 persons were wounded.
Births
- January 4 - Junichi Kakizaki, botanist and floral designer
- January 5 - Mayuko Takata, actress
- March 2 - Manami Toyota, professional wrestler
- April 2 - Zeebra, rapper
- April 22 - Daisuke Enomoto, would-be first Japanese space tourist
- June 11 - Kenjiro Tsuda, voice actor
- June 28 - Norika Fujiwara, actress and television personality
- June 29 - Junko Noda, voice actress
- August 25 - Ayumi Miyazaki, singer
- September 12 – Atsuko Wakai, karateka
- October 25 - Midori Gotō, violinist
- November 12 - Yasuo Aiuchi, snowboarder
- December 2 - Mine Yoshizaki, Manga artist
Deaths
- February 26 - Yahei Miura, athlete
See also
References
- ↑ "8.昭和４０年代の消防" [8. 1965-era firefighting] (in Japanese). 消防防災博物館. Archived from the original on 2017-05-24. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
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