Events in the year 1962 in Japan.
Incumbents
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Emperor
An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereignty, sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), ...
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Hirohito
Emperor , commonly known in English-speaking countries by his personal name , was the 124th emperor of Japan, ruling from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989. Hirohito and his wife, Empress Kōjun, had two sons and five daughters; he was ...
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Prime minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...
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Hayato Ikeda
was a Japanese bureaucrat and later politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1960 to 1964. He is best known for his Income Doubling Plan, which promised to double Japan's GDP in ten years.
Ikeda is also known for repairing U.S.-J ...
(
Liberal Democratic
Liberal democracy is the combination of a liberal political ideology that operates under an indirect democratic form of government. It is characterized by elections between multiple distinct political parties, a separation of powers into diff ...
)
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Chief Cabinet Secretary
The is a member of the cabinet and is the leader and chief executive of the Cabinet Secretariat of Japan. The Chief Cabinet Secretary coordinates the policies of ministries and agencies in the executive branch, and also serves as the government ...
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Masayoshi Ōhira
was a Japanese politician who was Prime Minister of Japan from 1978 to 1980. Ōhira's time in office was cut short when he died in office; he remains the most recent Japanese Prime Minister to die in office.
Early life
Masayoshi Ōhira was bo ...
until July 18, Yasumi Kurogane
*Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court
A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...
: Kisaburo Yokota
*President of the
House of Representatives
House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...
: Ichirō Kiyose
*President of the
House of Councillors
The is the upper house of the National Diet of Japan. The House of Representatives is the lower house. The House of Councillors is the successor to the pre-war House of Peers. If the two houses disagree on matters of the budget, treaties, ...
: Tsuruhei Matsuno until August 6, Yūzō Shigemune
Governors
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Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...
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Mikine Kuwahara
Mikine Kuwahara (桑原幹根, ''Kuwahara Mikune'', August 29, 1895 – April 11, 1991) was a Japanese Home Ministry government official. He was born in Yamanashi Prefecture. He was a graduate of the University of Tokyo. He was twice governor of Ai ...
*Akita Prefecture:
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 ...
*Aomori Prefecture:
Iwao Yamazaki
was a lawyer, politician and cabinet minister in the early Shōwa period of Japan. His brother, Tatsunosuke Yamazaki was also a politician and cabinet minister, and his nephew Heihachiro Yamazaki was later a prominent member of the post-war Libe ...
*Chiba Prefecture:
Hitoshi Shibata
Hitoshi (written: , , , , , , , , , or in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese manga artist
*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese photographer
*, Japanese baseba ...
(until 2 November);
Hisaaki Kano
, also known as Prince Hisaakira, was the eighth ''shōgun'' of the Kamakura shogunate of Japan.
He was the nominal ruler controlled by Hōjō clan regents. He was the father of his successor, Prince Morikuni.
Prince Hisaaki was the son of Emper ...
(starting 2 November)
*Ehime Prefecture:
Sadatake Hisamatsu
*Fukui Prefecture:
Eizō Kita
Eizō, Eizo or Eizou (written: 栄三, 栄蔵, 英三, 英蔵 or 永三) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese painter
*, Japanese gymnast
*, Japanese musician
*, Japanese film ...
*Fukuoka Prefecture:
Taichi Uzaki
Tai chi (), short for Tai chi ch'üan ( zh, s=太极拳, t=太極拳, first=t, p=Tàijíquán, labels=no), sometimes called "shadowboxing", is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for defense training, health benefits and meditation. Ta ...
*Fukushima Prefecture:
Zenichiro Satō
*Gifu Prefecture:
Yukiyasu Matsuno
*Gunma Prefecture:
Konroku Kanda
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Hiroshima Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 sq mi). Hiroshima Prefecture borders Okayama ...
:
Hiroo Ōhara
was the Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Hiroshima Prefecture has a population of 2,811,410 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 8,479 km² (3,274 s ...
(until 13 April);
Iduo Nagano
was the Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from 1962 to 1973. In 1974 was elected as a member of the upper house of the Japanese parliament.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nagano, Iduo
1918 births
1981 deaths
People from Hiroshima
University o ...
(starting 29 May)
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Hokkaido
is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel.
The la ...
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Kingo Machimura
was a Japanese politician who served as governor of Toyama Prefecture (1941–1943), governor of Niigata Prefecture (1945) and the second Governor of Hokkaido (1959–1971). He was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democr ...
*Hyogo Prefecture:
Masaru Sakamoto
is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Masaru can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*勝, "excel"
*優, "excel"
*大, "large"
*将 or 將, "commander"
The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana.
...
(until 6 October);
Motohiko Kanai
Motohiko (written: 元彦 or 基彦) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
* (1905-1998), Japanese ski jumper
* Motohiko Eguchi, Japanese Judo athlete
*Motohiko Hino
Motohiko "Toko" Hino (January 3, 1946 in To ...
(starting 24 November)
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Ibaraki Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Ibaraki Prefecture has a population of 2,871,199 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Ibaraki Prefecture borders Fukushima Prefecture to the north, ...
:
Nirō Iwakami
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Ishikawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu island. Ishikawa Prefecture has a population of 1,140,573 (31 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,186 km2 (1,616 sq mi). Ishikawa Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to ...
:
Jūjitsu Taya
*Iwate Prefecture:
Senichi Abe
was a Nippon Professional Baseball player and manager.
In 2003, he led the Hanshin Tigers to their first Central League pennant in 18 years before retiring for health reasons. In 2007, he managed the Japanese national team for the 2008 Beijin ...
*Kagawa Prefecture:
Masanori Kaneko
Masanori is a masculine Japanese name, Japanese given name.
Kanji and meaning
The name Masanori is generally written with two kanji, the first read and the second read , for example:
*Starting with ("correct"):
**: second kanji means "rule" o ...
*Kagoshima Prefecture:
Katsushi Terazono
Katsushi (written: 克志, 克史, 勝志, 豪氏 or かつし in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese animator
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese editor
*, Japanese ...
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Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kana ...
:
Iwataro Uchiyama
*Kochi Prefecture:
Masumi Mizobuchi Masumi is a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese hurdler
* Masuumi Juma, a Japanese voice actor
*Masumi Aya, a Japanese hammer thrower
* Masumi Fuchise, a Japanese racewalker
* Masumi Hayashi (disambiguation ...
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Kumamoto Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 () and has a geographic area of . Kumamoto Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the north, Ōita Prefecture to ...
:
Kōsaku Teramoto
*
Kyoto Prefecture:
Torazō Ninagawa
*Mie Prefecture:
Satoru Tanaka
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Miyagi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Miyagi Prefecture has a population of 2,305,596 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Miyagi Prefecture borders Iwate Prefecture to the north, Akita Prefecture to the nort ...
:
Yoshio Miura
*Miyazaki Prefecture:
Hiroshi Kuroki
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Nagano Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Nagano Prefecture has a population of 2,052,493 () and has a geographic area of . Nagano Prefecture borders Niigata Prefecture to the north, Gunma Prefecture to the ...
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Gon'ichirō Nishizawa
was a Japanese politician and essayist. He was born in Nagano Prefecture. He was a graduate of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
The commonly known as TUAT is a Japanese national university headquartered in Fuchū, Tokyo. This univ ...
*Nagasaki Prefecture:
Katsuya Sato
is both a masculine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname.
Possible writings
*克也, "gram, to be"
*勝也, "win, to be"
*勝矢, "win, arrow"
*勝哉, "win, how"
*勝夜, "win, night"
*活耶, "active, father"
*活弥, "active, extensive, ...
*Nara Prefecture:
Ryozo Okuda
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Niigata Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,227,496 (1 July 2019) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area ...
:
Juichiro Tsukada
*Oita Prefecture:
Kaoru Kinoshita
Kaoru is a Japanese given name for males or females.
Name Meanings
The name's
meaning varies depending on its written form:
*薫/郁/芳 — "fragrance", common for both males and females
*馨/香 — "fragrance", more common for females
...
*
Okayama Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. Okayama Prefecture has a population of 1,906,464 (1 February 2018) and has a geographic area of 7,114 Square kilometre, km2 (2,746 sq mi). Okayama Prefectur ...
:
Yukiharu Miki
was a Japanese physician and politician. He served as Governor for the Okayama Prefecture
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Osaka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture ...
:
Gisen Satō
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Saga Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. Saga Prefecture has a population of 809,248 (1 August 2020) and has a geographic area of 2,440 km2 (942 sq mi). Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasak ...
:
Sunao Ikeda
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Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture ...
:
Hiroshi Kurihara
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Shiga Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Shiga Prefecture has a population of 1,412,916 (1 October 2015) and has a geographic area of . Shiga Prefecture borders Fukui Prefecture to the north, Gifu Prefecture to the nort ...
:
Kyujiro Taniguchi
*Shiname Prefecture:
Choemon Tanabe
*Shizuoka Prefecture:
Toshio Saitō
Toshio is a common masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Toshio can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*敏夫, "agile, man"
*敏男, "agile, man"
*敏雄, "agile, male"
*俊夫, "sagacious, man"
*俊雄, "sagaci ...
*Tochigi Prefecture:
Nobuo Yokokawa
Nobuo (written: , , , , , in hiragana or in katakana) is a masculine, Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese basketball player
*Nobuo Fujita (1911–1997), Warrant Flying Officer of the Imperial Japanese Navy
*, J ...
*Tokushima Prefecture:
Kikutaro Hara
(born November 17, 1976), better known as his wrestling persona and formerly , is a freelance Japanese people, Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. Though best known for wrestling under a Wrestling mask, mask, he also regula ...
*
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
:
Ryōtarō Azuma
*Tottori Prefecture:
Jirō Ishiba
is a stand-alone Japanese given name along with " Tarō", and a common name suffix for males.
Possible writings
Jirō can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
* 次郎, "next, son"
* 次朗, "next, melodious"
* 二郎, "s ...
*Toyama Prefecture:
Minoru Yoshida
*Wakayama Prefecture:
Shinji Ono
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for J1 League club Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
Career Urawa Reds
Ono grew up in the Shizuoka Prefecture and began his professional career with Urawa Reds in the J1 League in 1998. ...
*Yamagata Prefecture:
Tōkichi Abiko
*Yamaguchi Prefecture:
Masayuki Hashimoto
Masayuki (written: , ,, , , , , , , , , , , , , , or ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese animator and director
*, Japanese actor
*, Japanese baseball player and manager
*, Japanese politician
*, ...
*Yamanashi Prefecture:
Hisashi Amano
Hisashi is a masculine Japanese given name. Its meaning differs depending on the kanji used to write it.
Kanji
Single kanji used to write the name Hisashi include:
*: "long time"
*: "eternal"
*: "still"
*: "standard"
*: "complete"
*: "long"
*: "li ...
Events
*May 3 -
Mikawashima train crash
The was a multiple train crash which occurred on 3 May 1962 near Mikawashima Station in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan. It involved a freight train and two passenger trains; 160 people were killed.
First train
At 21:36, a Mito-bound freight train (No. 28 ...
- A freight train and two passenger trains collide near
Mikawashima Station
is a railway station on the Jōban Line in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
Lines
Mikawashima Station is served by the Jōban Line.
Station layout
The station consists of a single island platform servin ...
in
Arakawa, Tokyo
is a special ward located in Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The ward takes its name from the river, the Arakawa, though the Arakawa River does not run through or touch the ward. Its neighbors are the wards of Adachi, Kita, Bunkyo, Taito and Sumi ...
, resulting in 160 deaths.
*May 17 -
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma
is a pharmaceutical company based in Japan. Its headquarters are in Chuo-ku, Osaka.
The original Dainippon Pharmaceuticals (Dainippon Seiyaku) was established in 1885 by Nagayo Sensai, a graduate of Tekijuku – the first private medical school ...
halts the sale of the drug
Thalidomide
Thalidomide, sold under the brand names Contergan and Thalomid among others, is a medication used to treat a number of cancers (including multiple myeloma), graft-versus-host disease, and a number of skin conditions including complications of ...
.
*May 29 – Tobu Department Store in Tokyo-Ikebukuro was open.
*November 9 - An
All Nippon Airways
, also known as ANA (''Ē-enu-ē'') or is an airline in Japan. Its headquarters are located in Shiodome City Center in the Shiodome area of Minato ward of Tokyo. It operates services to both domestic and international destinations and had mo ...
Vickers Viscount
The Vickers Viscount is a British medium-range turboprop airliner first flown in 1948 by Vickers-Armstrongs. A design requirement from the Brabazon Committee, it entered service in 1953 and was the first turboprop-powered airliner.
The Visc ...
plane crashes in
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...
while en route to
Nagoya Airport, killing all 4 occupants of the aircraft.
*November 18 - Two
tankers
Tanker may refer to:
Transportation
* Tanker, a tank crewman (US)
* Tanker (ship), a ship designed to carry bulk liquids
** Chemical tanker, a type of tanker designed to transport chemicals in bulk
** Oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tanke ...
, the smaller Munakata Maru 1 owned by
Idemitsu Kosan
is a Japanese petroleum company. It owns and operates oil platforms, refineries, produces and sells petroleum, oils and petrochemical products, and also operates gas stations under the brand and (until 2023) in its own ''Idemitsu'' and ''Sh ...
and the larger Thrard Brovig, collide in the Keihin canal in
Kawasaki City
is a Cities of Japan, city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, one of the main cities of Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area. It is the second most populated city in Kanagawa Prefecture after Yokohama, and the List of cities in Japan, eight ...
,
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kana ...
, causing the deaths of 40 crew members from both ships.
*Unknown Date – Kotobuki Foods, as predecessor of Skylark (すかいらーく) Restaurant founded in
Nishitokyo, Tokyo
() is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 206,047, and a population density of 13,000 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Nishitokyo is located at th ...
.
Births
* January 20
**
IKKO, make-up artist
**
Sakiko Tamagawa
is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer from Tokyo. She is affiliated with Sigma Seven. She voices Rei Kuki in ''Genji Tsuushin Agedama'', Natsumi Tsujimoto in '' You're Under Arrest'', Kazama's mother in '' Crayon Shin-chan'', and Toya ...
, voice actress
* February 1 –
Takashi Murakami
is a Japanese contemporary artist. He works in fine arts media (such as painting and sculpture) as well as commercial (such as fashion, merchandise, and animation) and is known for blurring the line between high and low arts as well as co ae ...
, pop artist
* February 25 –
Junko Ogata
is a Japanese serial killer who acted as an accomplice to serial killer Futoshi Matsunaga.
Early life and murders
Ogata was born in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, and grew up in a wealthy family. She was Matsunaga's schoolmate in high school, but ...
, serial killer
* March 10 –
Seiko Matsuda
, known professionally as , is a Japanese pop singer and songwriter, known for being one of the most popular Japanese idols of the 1980s. Since then, she is still actively releasing new singles and albums, doing annual summer concert tours, win ...
, pop singer/songwriter
* March 13 –
Shoko Sawada
is a Japanese singer-songwriter, reporter, and radio personality. Since the start of her professional singing career in 1980, Sawada has recorded over 27 studio albums.
Life and career
At the age of five, Sawada became a member of the Otowa Bas ...
, singer-songwriter
* March 18 –
Kazuhiro Mizoguchi
is a Japanese former javelin thrower. He set the world best year performance in 1989, throwing 87.60 metres at a meet in San Jose, California
San Jose, officially San José (; ; ), is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cu ...
, javelin thrower
* March 30 –
Yōko Ogawa
is a Japanese writer. Her work has won every major Japanese literary award, including the Akutagawa Prize and the Yomiuri Prize. Internationally, she has been the recipient of the Shirley Jackson Award and the American Book Award. ''The Memory Po ...
, writer
* April 12 –
Nobuhiko Takada
Nobuhiko Takada ( ja, 高田伸彦, ring name: ) (born April 12, 1962) is a Japanese former mixed martial artist, retired professional wrestler, actor, and writer. He competed in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), Universal Wrestling Federation (UW ...
,
mixed martial arts
Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...
fighter and professional wrestler
* April 30 –
Seiji Maehara
is a Japanese politician and was the leader of the Democratic Party from 1 September 2017 until its dissolution later that month. , politician
* May 5 –
Kaoru Wada
is a Japanese composer and arranger. He has composed the scores for many anime series, including ''Inuyasha'', '' D.Gray-man'', '' Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas'', ''Samurai 7'' and, more recently, ''Tesla Note''.
He also became known to the W ...
, composer
* May 31 –
Noriko Hidaka
, better known by the stage name of , is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and narrator. She played Minami Asakura in ''Touch'', Akane Tendo in ''Ranma ½'', Satsuki Kusakabe in ''My Neighbor Totoro'', Near in '' Death Note'', Jean Roque ...
, voice actress
* June 11 –
Toshihiko Seki
is a Japanese actor, voice actor, singer and narrator. In June 2004, Seki was honored by the readers of Animage Magazine in the 26th Annual Reader's Poll, where he was ranked the 9th favorite voice actor, largely in recognition of his performanc ...
, voice actor
* June 18 –
Mitsuharu Misawa
was a Japanese amateur and professional wrestler and promoter. He is primarily known for his time in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), and also for forming the Pro Wrestling Noah promotion in 2000. In the early 1990s, Misawa gained fame alongside ...
, professional wrestler
* July 19 –
Aya Kitō
was a Japanese diarist. She wrote about her personal experiences living with spinocerebellar ataxia which was later published in the book '' 1 ...
, writer (d.
1988
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...
)
* August 8 –
Yūji Machi
is a Japanese voice actor who is the voice of Ultraman Tiga as well as the voices of Appule and Daizu in ''Dragon Ball Z''. His real name is , and he works for Aoni Production.
He is also the Japanese voice of Tommy Oliver in Mighty Morphin Pow ...
, voice actor
* August 21 –
Tsutomu Miyazaki
was a Japanese serial killer who murdered four young girls in Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture between August 1988 and June 1989. He abducted and killed the girls, aged from 4 to 7, in his car before dismembering them and molesting their corpses. ...
, serial killer (d.
2008
File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...
)
* September 4 –
Shinya Yamanaka
is a Japanese stem cell researcher and a Nobel Prize laureate. He serves as the director of Center for iPS Cell (induced Pluripotent Stem Cell) Research and Application and a professor at the Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences at Kyoto ...
, physician and researcher
* September 13 –
Hisao Egawa
is a Japanese voice actor from Tokyo who works for Aoni Production. Egawa is most known for the roles of Shin'ichi Maki in ''Slam Dunk'', Geki Kuroiwa in ''Brave Command Dagwon'', Geki Hyūma and Goldymarg in ''The King of Braves GaoGaiGar'', Ogr ...
, voice actor
* October 12 –
Ko Matsushita
Ko Matsushita (松下 耕, born 16 October 1962) is a Japanese conductor and composer.André de Quadros ''The Cambridge Companion to Choral Music'' 2012 1107493390 p.156 "There has been a marked increase in choral compositions since the founding ...
, conductor
* October 15 –
Yasutoshi Nishimura
is a Japanese politician who has served as the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry since August 2022. Nishimura previously served as Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy from 2019 to 2021. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party ...
, politician
* October 21 –
Miki Itō
is a Japanese voice actress and narrator who is affiliated with the Office Osawa () agency.Doi, Hitoshi"Itou Miki" ''Seiyuu Database''. January 3, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
Biography
She graduated from the University of Tsukuba. She beg ...
, voice actress
* October 27 –
Jun'ichi Kanemaru
is a Japanese voice actor and singer employed by 81 Produce as of 2020. His roles included Hayato Kazami in ''Future GPX Cyber Formula'', Ryo Akiyama in ''Digimon Tamers'' and Sonic the Hedgehog in the eponymous series since 1998. He came in ei ...
, voice actor
* November 14 –
Atsuko Tanaka, voice actress
* November 27 –
Marumi Shiraishi
Marumi Shiraishi (白石 マル美, formerly 白石 まるみ) (born November 27, 1962) is an actress and media personality from Tokyo, Japan. Her real name is Mitsue Minamikawa (南川 光江) and her maiden name was Matsuda (松田).
In 1978, ...
, actress
* December 1 –
Shozo Hayashiya IX,
rakugo
is a form of ''yose'', which is itself a form of Japanese verbal entertainment. The lone sits on a raised platform, a . Using only a and a as props, and without standing up from the seiza sitting position, the rakugo artist depicts a long ...
ka,
tarento
Television personalities in Japan, known as in Japanese, are celebrities who regularly appear in mass media in Japan, especially as panelists on variety shows. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, bankable stars in America were described as "tal ...
and voice actor
* December 23 –
Keiji Mutoh
is a Japanese professional wrestler and professional wrestling executive currently signed to Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah), where he is a former GHC Heavyweight Champion. He is best known for his work as in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Ne ...
, professional wrestler
Deaths
* January 20 –
Shizue Tatsuta
Shizue Tatsuta ( ja, link=no, 龍田 静枝) (3 November 1903 - 21 January 1962) was the stage name of Shizue Shiono, a Japanese actress who starred in silent movies. Born in Yamagata Prefecture, she briefly attended Japan Women's University but d ...
, film actor (b.
1903
Events January
* January 1 – Edward VII is proclaimed Emperor of India.
* January 19 – The first west–east transatlantic radio broadcast is made from the United States to England (the first east–west broadcast having been ...
).
* September 7 –
Eiji Yoshikawa
was a Japanese historical novelist. Among his best-known novels are revisions of older classics. He was mainly influenced by classics such as ''The Tale of the Heike'', ''Tale of Genji'', ''Water Margin'' and ''Romance of the Three Kingdoms'', m ...
, writer and novelist (b.
1892
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Ellis Island begins accommodating immigrants to the United States.
* February 1 - The historic Enterprise Bar and Grill was established in Rico, Colorado.
* February 27 – Rudolf Diesel applies for ...
)
* October 21 –
Kinnosuke Ogura
Kinnosuke Ogura (born Sakata, Yamagata, 1885 – 1962, ja, 小倉金之助) was a Japanese mathematician and historian of mathematics.
He graduated in 1905 from Tokyo College of Science (now Tokyo Science University), and was a lecturer there f ...
, mathematician,
historian of mathematics
The history of mathematics deals with the origin of discoveries in mathematics and the mathematical methods and notation of the past. Before the modern age and the worldwide spread of knowledge, written examples of new mathematical developments ...
(b.
1885
Events
January–March
* January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam.
* January 4 – ...
)
See also
*
List of Japanese films of 1962
A list of films released in Japan in 1962 (see 1962 in film).
List of films
See also
* 1962 in Japan
References Footnotes
Sources
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External linksJapanese films of 1962at the Internet Movie Database
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References
{{Year in Asia, 1962
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
Years of the 20th century in Japan
1960s in Japan
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...