1977 In Japan

	1977 In Japan Events in the year 1977 in Japan. It corresponds to Shōwa 52 (昭和52年) in the Japanese calendar. Incumbents Emperor: Hirohito Prime minister: Takeo Fukuda (Liberal Democratic) Chief Cabinet Secretary: Sunao Sonoda until November 28, Shintaro Abe Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Ekizo Fujibayashi until August 25, Masao Okahara from August 26 President of the House of Representatives: Shigeru Hori President of the House of Councillors: Kenzō Kōno until July 3, Ken Yasui from July 28 Diet sessions: 80th (regular session opened on December 30, 1976, to June 9), 81st (extraordinary, July 27 to August 3), 82nd (extraordinary, September 29 to November 25), 83rd (extraordinary, December 7 to December 10), 84th (regular, December 19 to June 16, 1978) Governors Aichi Prefecture: Yoshiaki Nakaya Akita Prefecture: Yūjirō Obata Aomori Prefecture: Shunkichi Takeuchi Chiba Prefecture: Kiichi Kawakami Ehime Prefecture: Haruki Shiraishi Fukui Prefecture: Heidayū ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 ** 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. Australia's worst railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. * January 19 – An Ejército del Aire CASA C-207C Azor (registration T.7-15) plane crashes into the side of a mountain near Chiva, on approach to Valencia Airport in Spain, killing all 11 people on board. * January 20 – Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kenzō Kōno Kenzō Kōno ( ja, 河野謙三) (May 14, 1901 – October 16, 1983) was President of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (1965–1975). He was the younger brother of his predecessor, Ichirō Kōno and the uncle of Yōhei Kōno (Ichiro's son). He was a graduate of Waseda University. He belongs to a political dynasty which also includes Tarō Kōno. In his youth he was a long-distance runner and won stages of the Hakone Ekiden , officially called the , is one of the most prominent university ''ekiden'' (relay marathon) races of the year held between Tokyo and Hakone in Japan on January 2 and 3. The race is telecast on Nippon Television. This two-day race from Ōtemachi ... in 1921 and 1922. In his political career, he was the Upper House Chairman from 17 July 1971 to 3 July 1977, elected five times as Member of the House of Councilors for Kanagawa Prefecture between 1953 and 1983, and was a Member of the House of Representatives for Kanagawa's third district from 24 Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Governors Of Hiroshima Prefecture Governors of Hiroshima Prefecture served from 1871, when the Japanese government abolished the position of the ''daimyō'' of Hiroshima. Until 1947, the governors of Hiroshima Prefecture were appointed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Tokyo, but from 1947 onward they were elected. Appointed governors 1871–1947 * Viscount Kōno Togama 15 Aug – 15 Nov 1871 * Senbon Hisanobu 15 Nov – 27 Nov 1871 * Viscount Kōno Togama 27 Nov – 26 Dec 1871 * Date Muneoki 26 Dec 1871 – 25 Jan 1875 * Fujii Tsutomu 25 Jan 1875 – 6 Apr 1880 * Sadaaki Senda 6 Apr 1880 – 26 Dec 1889 * Baron Nabeshima Miki 26 Dec 1889 – 23 Apr 1896 * Orita Hiraochi 23 Apr 1896 – 7 Apr 1897 * Asada Tokunori 7 Apr 1897 – 14 May 1898 * Baron Takatoshi Iwamura 14 May – 28 Jul 1898 * Hattori Ichizo 28 Jul – 28 Dec 1898 * Egi Kazuyuki 28 Dec 1898 – 29 Jun 1903 * Tokuhisa Tsunenori 29 Jun 1903 – 25 Jan 1904 * Yamada Shunzō 25 Jan 1904 – 11 Jan 1907 * Tadashi Munakata 11 Jan 1907 – 28 Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Isao Matsudaira is a masculine Japanese given name which was popular during the Shōwa period. Possible writings Isao can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 功, "achievement" 勲, "meritorious" 績, "exploits" 公, "public" 勇男, "brave, man" 勇夫, "brave, man" 勇雄, "brave, masculine" 伊佐夫伊佐雄伊三男 The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name , Japanese hammer thrower Isao Aoki (功, born 1942), Japanese professional golfer , Japanese ice hockey player Isao Harimoto (勲, born 1940), Zainichi Korean professional baseball player Isao Hashizume (功, born 1941), Japanese actor , Japanese singer and composer * Isao Homma (born 1981), Japanese footballer who plays for Albirex Niigata Isao Inokuma (功, 1938–2001), Japanese judoka Isao Iwabuchi (born 1933), Japanese Olympic football player , Japanese ice hockey player , Japanese ice hockey player Isao Kikuchi (born 1921), American graphic designer, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hikaru Kamei is a Japanese unisex given name meaning "light" or "radiance". Possible writings Hikaru can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: * 光, "light" * 輝, "radiance" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. It is more common for girls named Hikaru to only have hiragana in their name without kanji. People with the name * , Japanese gravure idol and ''tarento'' * , Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue * , Japanese classical composer, pianist and conductor * , former Japanese soccer player * , Japanese general * , Japanese baseball player * , Japanese professional wrestler * , Japanese electronic musician * , member of Hinoi Team and Love & Peace * , Japanese singer and member of the J-pop group Kalafina * , Japanese voice actor * , Japanese footballer * , American chess Grandmaster * , Japanese manga artist * , Japanese women's footballer * , Japanese J-pop singer and actress * , Japanese snowboarder * , Japanese adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Haruki Shiraishi Haruki is both a masculine/neutral Japanese given name and a Japanese surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name: , Japanese footballer , Japanese-born theatre performer , Japanese footballer , Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Nishitetsu Lions , Japanese voice actor , Japanese footballer , Japanese publisher, film producer, director and screenwriter Haruki Kanashiro (born 1977), Peruvian footballer , Japanese architectural translator , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer , Japanese diplomat , Japanese writer and translator , Japanese darts player Haruki Nakamura (born 1986), American football safety , Japanese professional baseball player , Japanese baseball player , Japanese footballer , Japanese football player , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer , former judoka from Japan , Japanese football player Haruki Yamashita (born 1999), Japanese cross-country skier , Japanese footballer Surname: , Japanese manga art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kiichi Kawakami Kiichi (written: , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese politician , Japanese equestrian , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral , Japanese politician , Japanese mixed martial artist , Japanese educator , Japanese botanist , Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan , Japanese actor , Japanese World War II flying ace , Japanese painter and illustrator , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer , Japanese swimmer * Matthew Kiichi Heafy (born 1986), Japanese-born American musician See also ''Kiichi!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideki Arai. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Superior'' from 2001 to 2006, with its chapters collected in nine ''tankōbon'' volumes. It tells the ...'', a Japanese manga series {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Shunkichi Takeuchi Shunkichi (written: 俊吉 or 駿吉) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese field hockey player , Japanese photographer {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yūjirō Obata Yūjirō, Yujiro or Yuujirou is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yūjirō can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples: 勇二郎, "courage, 2, son" 勇次郎, "courage, next, son" 勇治郎, "courage, to manage, son" 雄二郎, "masculine, 2, son" 雄次郎, "masculine, next, son" 雄治郎, "masculine, to manage, son" 裕二郎, "abundant, 2, son" 裕次郎, "abundant, next, son" 佑二郎, "to help, 2, son" 佑次郎, "to help, next, son" The name can also be written in hiragana ゆうじろう or katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ... ユウジロウ. Notable people with the name , Japanese agricultural economist , Japanese actor and singer , Japanese psychologist , Japanese professional wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	1977 In Japan Events in the year 1977 in Japan. It corresponds to Shōwa 52 (昭和52年) in the Japanese calendar. Incumbents Emperor: Hirohito Prime minister: Takeo Fukuda (Liberal Democratic) Chief Cabinet Secretary: Sunao Sonoda until November 28, Shintaro Abe Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Ekizo Fujibayashi until August 25, Masao Okahara from August 26 President of the House of Representatives: Shigeru Hori President of the House of Councillors: Kenzō Kōno until July 3, Ken Yasui from July 28 Diet sessions: 80th (regular session opened on December 30, 1976, to June 9), 81st (extraordinary, July 27 to August 3), 82nd (extraordinary, September 29 to November 25), 83rd (extraordinary, December 7 to December 10), 84th (regular, December 19 to June 16, 1978) Governors Aichi Prefecture: Yoshiaki Nakaya Akita Prefecture: Yūjirō Obata Aomori Prefecture: Shunkichi Takeuchi Chiba Prefecture: Kiichi Kawakami Ehime Prefecture: Haruki Shiraishi Fukui Prefecture: Heidayū ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). * January 17 ** 49 marines from the and are killed as a result of a collision in Barcelona harbour, Spain. * January 18 Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease. Australia's worst railway disaster at Granville, a suburb of Sydney, leaves 83 people dead. ** SFR Yugoslavia Prime minister Džemal Bijedić, his wife and 6 others are killed in a plane crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. * January 19 – An Ejército del Aire CASA C-207C Azor (registration T.7-15) plane crashes into the side of a mountain near Chiva, on approach to Valencia Airport in Spain, killing all 11 people on board. * January 20 – Jimmy Carter is sworn in as the 39th Pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kenzō Kōno Kenzō Kōno ( ja, 河野謙三) (May 14, 1901 – October 16, 1983) was President of the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (1965–1975). He was the younger brother of his predecessor, Ichirō Kōno and the uncle of Yōhei Kōno (Ichiro's son). He was a graduate of Waseda University. He belongs to a political dynasty which also includes Tarō Kōno. In his youth he was a long-distance runner and won stages of the Hakone Ekiden , officially called the , is one of the most prominent university ''ekiden'' (relay marathon) races of the year held between Tokyo and Hakone in Japan on January 2 and 3. The race is telecast on Nippon Television. This two-day race from Ōtemachi ... in 1921 and 1922. In his political career, he was the Upper House Chairman from 17 July 1971 to 3 July 1977, elected five times as Member of the House of Councilors for Kanagawa Prefecture between 1953 and 1983, and was a Member of the House of Representatives for Kanagawa's third district from 24 Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Governors Of Hiroshima Prefecture Governors of Hiroshima Prefecture served from 1871, when the Japanese government abolished the position of the ''daimyō'' of Hiroshima. Until 1947, the governors of Hiroshima Prefecture were appointed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Tokyo, but from 1947 onward they were elected. Appointed governors 1871–1947 * Viscount Kōno Togama 15 Aug – 15 Nov 1871 * Senbon Hisanobu 15 Nov – 27 Nov 1871 * Viscount Kōno Togama 27 Nov – 26 Dec 1871 * Date Muneoki 26 Dec 1871 – 25 Jan 1875 * Fujii Tsutomu 25 Jan 1875 – 6 Apr 1880 * Sadaaki Senda 6 Apr 1880 – 26 Dec 1889 * Baron Nabeshima Miki 26 Dec 1889 – 23 Apr 1896 * Orita Hiraochi 23 Apr 1896 – 7 Apr 1897 * Asada Tokunori 7 Apr 1897 – 14 May 1898 * Baron Takatoshi Iwamura 14 May – 28 Jul 1898 * Hattori Ichizo 28 Jul – 28 Dec 1898 * Egi Kazuyuki 28 Dec 1898 – 29 Jun 1903 * Tokuhisa Tsunenori 29 Jun 1903 – 25 Jan 1904 * Yamada Shunzō 25 Jan 1904 – 11 Jan 1907 * Tadashi Munakata 11 Jan 1907 – 28 Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Isao Matsudaira is a masculine Japanese given name which was popular during the Shōwa period. Possible writings Isao can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: 功, "achievement" 勲, "meritorious" 績, "exploits" 公, "public" 勇男, "brave, man" 勇夫, "brave, man" 勇雄, "brave, masculine" 伊佐夫伊佐雄伊三男 The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. People with the name , Japanese hammer thrower Isao Aoki (功, born 1942), Japanese professional golfer , Japanese ice hockey player Isao Harimoto (勲, born 1940), Zainichi Korean professional baseball player Isao Hashizume (功, born 1941), Japanese actor , Japanese singer and composer * Isao Homma (born 1981), Japanese footballer who plays for Albirex Niigata Isao Inokuma (功, 1938–2001), Japanese judoka Isao Iwabuchi (born 1933), Japanese Olympic football player , Japanese ice hockey player , Japanese ice hockey player Isao Kikuchi (born 1921), American graphic designer, p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hikaru Kamei is a Japanese unisex given name meaning "light" or "radiance". Possible writings Hikaru can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: * 光, "light" * 輝, "radiance" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. It is more common for girls named Hikaru to only have hiragana in their name without kanji. People with the name * , Japanese gravure idol and ''tarento'' * , Japanese performing artist and a former member of the Takarazuka Revue * , Japanese classical composer, pianist and conductor * , former Japanese soccer player * , Japanese general * , Japanese baseball player * , Japanese professional wrestler * , Japanese electronic musician * , member of Hinoi Team and Love & Peace * , Japanese singer and member of the J-pop group Kalafina * , Japanese voice actor * , Japanese footballer * , American chess Grandmaster * , Japanese manga artist * , Japanese women's footballer * , Japanese J-pop singer and actress * , Japanese snowboarder * , Japanese adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Haruki Shiraishi Haruki is both a masculine/neutral Japanese given name and a Japanese surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name: , Japanese footballer , Japanese-born theatre performer , Japanese footballer , Nippon Professional Baseball player for the Nishitetsu Lions , Japanese voice actor , Japanese footballer , Japanese publisher, film producer, director and screenwriter Haruki Kanashiro (born 1977), Peruvian footballer , Japanese architectural translator , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer , Japanese diplomat , Japanese writer and translator , Japanese darts player Haruki Nakamura (born 1986), American football safety , Japanese professional baseball player , Japanese baseball player , Japanese footballer , Japanese football player , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer , former judoka from Japan , Japanese football player Haruki Yamashita (born 1999), Japanese cross-country skier , Japanese footballer Surname: , Japanese manga art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kiichi Kawakami Kiichi (written: , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese politician , Japanese equestrian , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral , Japanese politician , Japanese mixed martial artist , Japanese educator , Japanese botanist , Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan , Japanese actor , Japanese World War II flying ace , Japanese painter and illustrator , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer , Japanese swimmer * Matthew Kiichi Heafy (born 1986), Japanese-born American musician See also ''Kiichi!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideki Arai. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Superior'' from 2001 to 2006, with its chapters collected in nine ''tankōbon'' volumes. It tells the ...'', a Japanese manga series {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Shunkichi Takeuchi Shunkichi (written: 俊吉 or 駿吉) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: , Japanese field hockey player , Japanese photographer {{given name Japanese masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yūjirō Obata Yūjirō, Yujiro or Yuujirou is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yūjirō can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples: 勇二郎, "courage, 2, son" 勇次郎, "courage, next, son" 勇治郎, "courage, to manage, son" 雄二郎, "masculine, 2, son" 雄次郎, "masculine, next, son" 雄治郎, "masculine, to manage, son" 裕二郎, "abundant, 2, son" 裕次郎, "abundant, next, son" 佑二郎, "to help, 2, son" 佑次郎, "to help, next, son" The name can also be written in hiragana ゆうじろう or katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ... ユウジロウ. Notable people with the name , Japanese agricultural economist , Japanese actor and singer , Japanese psychologist , Japanese professional wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]