1993 in Japan

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Events in the year 1993 in Japan.

Incumbents

• Emperor: Akihito
• Prime Minister: Kiichi Miyazawa (L–Hiroshima) until August 9, Hosokawa Morihiro (JNP–Kumamoto)
• Chief Cabinet Secretary: Yōhei Kōno (L–Kanagawa) until August 9, Masayoshi Takemura (NPH–Shiga)
• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Ryōhachi Kusaba
• President of the House of Representatives: Yoshio Sakurauchi (L–Shimane) until June 18, Takako Doi (S–Hyōgo) from August 6
• President of the House of Councillors: Bunbē Hara (L–Tokyo)
• Diet sessions: 126th (regular, January 22 to June 18), 127th (special, August 5 to August 28), 128th (extraordinary, September 17 to 1994, January 29)

Events

• January 15: A magunitude 7.8 earthquake offshore of Kushiro, Hokkaido, according to Fire and Disaster Management Agency confirmed report, two person were lost to lives with 966 person injures.^[1]
• January 27: Sumo wrestler Akebono Tarō becomes the first non-Japanese to reach the rank of yokozuna.
• April 15: 10th anniversary of the opening of Tokyo Disneyland.
• May 15: The J-League is established
• June 2: Crown Prince Naruhito marries Masako Owada.
• June 22: New Party Sakigake breaks away from the Liberal Democratic Party.
• July 7 - July 9: G7 summit is held in Tokyo.
• July 16: The Yokohama Landmark Tower, Japan's tallest building until the opening of the Abeno Harukas skyscraper, is completed.
• July 18: General elections for the House of Representatives of Japan are held. The Liberal Democratic Party fails to secure a majority.
• August 1 to 6: A torrential nassibie rain and debris flow occur in Kagoshima area, Kyushu Island, according to Fire and Disaster Management Agency confirmed report, total 72 person were lost to lives with 142 person injures.^[2]
• August 3: Kono Statement issued by Japanese government.
• August 6: Hosokawa Morihiro is elected as new Prime Minister of Japan. A non-Liberal Democratic Party coalition government composed of seven parties is formed.

Births

• January 12 – Aika Mitsui, singer
• January 29 – Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, singer and model
• February 23 - Kasumi Ishikawa, table tennis player
• March 24 - Ryo Ryusei, actor
• April 1 - Keito Okamoto, singer
• April 11 - Yūji Takahashi, footballer
• April 26 - Kaoru Mitsumune, actress and model
• May 9 - Ryosuke Yamada, actor and singer
• May 10 - Mirai Shida, actress
• June 15 - Kanna Arihara, singer
• August 3 – Yurina Kumai, singer
• August 4 – Alan Shirahama, singer, dancer and actor
• August 5 – Suzuka Ohgo, child actress
• August 10 - Yuto Nakajima, singer
• August 28 – Sora Amamiya, voice actress and singer.
• August 31 – Haruka Imai, figure skater
• November 20 – Sumire Satō, actress and idol
• November 26 – Erena Ono, singer
• November 30 – Yuri Chinen, singer and actor
• December 25 - Emi Takei, actress, model and singer

Deaths

• January 22: Kōbō Abe, author
• February 9: Saburo Okita, former foreign minister
• February 28: Ishirō Honda, film director
• April 2: Masaichi Niimi, admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War
• July 3: Tadao Yoshida, founder of the YKK Group, the world's largest zipper manufacturer
• July 10: Masuji Ibuse, writer
• August 6: Genkei Masamune, botanist
• August 21: Ichirō Fujiyama, composer and singer
• October 29: Masahiro Makino, film director
• November 14: Sanzo Nosaka, one of the founders of the Japanese Communist Party
• December 16: Kakuei Tanaka, former Prime Minister
• December 20: Iichirō Hatoyama, politician and diplomat

Statistics

• Yen value: US$1 = ¥109.91 (December 1)

See also

• 1993 in Japanese television
• List of Japanese films of 1993

References

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