Events in the year 1987 in

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 ...

. 1987 was the second year of the

Japanese asset price bubble The was an economic bubble in Japan from 1986 to 1991 in which real estate and stock market prices were greatly inflated. In early 1992, this price bubble burst and Japan's economy stagnated. The bubble was characterized by rapid acceleration ...

: land values in Tokyo rose more than 85 percent between July 1986 and July 1987.

Incumbents

* Emperor:

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 ...

* Prime Minister: Yasuhiro Nakasone ( L–Gunma) until November 6, Noboru Takeshita (L–Shimane) *

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 ...

: Masaharu Gotōda (L–Tokushima) until November 6, Keizō Obuchi (L–Gunma) * 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 ...

: Kōichi Yaguchi * President of the House of Representatives: Kenzaburō Hara (L–Hyōgo) * President of the House of Councillors:

Masaaki Fujita was a Japanese politician. Fujita was born and brought up in Hiroshima City. He graduated from Waseda University in 1944. During his 30-year political career, he served in some important posts such as the Director General of Okinawa Development A ...

(L–Hiroshima) * Diet sessions: 108th (regular session opened in December 1986, to May 27), 109th (extraordinary, July 6 to September 19), 110th (extraordinary, November 6 to November 11), 111th (extraordinary, November 27 to December 12), 112th (regular, December 28 to 1988, May 25)

Governors

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 ...

: Reiji Suzuki *Akita Prefecture: Kikuji Sasaki *Aomori Prefecture: Masaya Kitamura *Chiba Prefecture: Takeshi Numata *Ehime Prefecture: Haruki Shiraishi (until 27 January); Sadayuki Iga (starting 28 January) *Fukui Prefecture: Heidayū Nakagawa (until 23 April); Yukio Kurita (starting 23 April) *Fukuoka Prefecture: Hachiji Okuda *Fukushima Prefecture: Isao Matsudaira *Gifu Prefecture: Yosuke Uematsu *Gunma Prefecture: Ichiro Shimizu *

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 ...

Toranosuke Takeshita was the Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture from 1981 to 1993. In August 1990, while participating in a symposium in Hiroshima, publicly called on Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev (2 March 1931 – 30 August 20 ...

* Hokkaido: Takahiro Yokomichi *Hyogo Prefecture: Toshitami Kaihara * Ibaraki Prefecture: Fujio Takeuchi *

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 ...

Yōichi Nakanishi Yōichi Nakanishi ( ja, 中西陽一) (September 23, 1917 – February 2, 1994) was Governor of Ishikawa Prefecture (1963–1994). He was a graduate of Kyoto University and a member of the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) The , frequently ab ...

*Iwate Prefecture: *Kagawa Prefecture: Jōichi Hirai *Kagoshima Prefecture:

Kaname Kamada Kaname is a Japanese unisex name, and may refer to the following people: People ;with the given name Kaname * Kaname Harada (1916–2016), Japanese flying ace * Kaname Yokoo (born 1972), a Japanese professional golfer *, Japanese actor *, Japanes ...

* Kanagawa Prefecture: Kazuji Nagasu *Kochi Prefecture:

Chikara Nakauchi Chikara may refer to: *The Four-horned Antelope, ''Tetraceros quadricornis'' *Chikara (given name) * Chikara (instrument), a stringed instrument from India. * Chikara-mizu (力水), a ritual at the beginning of a sumo match * ''Chikara'' (album), ...

* Kumamoto Prefecture: Morihiro Hosokawa * Kyoto Prefecture:

Teiichi Aramaki Teiichi (written: 貞一) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese composer *, Japanese general *, Japanese general Fictional characters *, protagonist of th ...

*Mie Prefecture:

Ryōzō Tagawa Ryōzō, Ryozo or Ryouzou (written: 良三 or 亮三) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, the 5th President of the Japanese Olympic Committee *, Japanese botanist *, Japanese lawyer and diplomat *, Japanese ...

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 ...

Sōichirō Yamamoto is a Japanese manga artist. He is known for writing and illustrating ''Teasing Master Takagi-san'', ''In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki'', and '' When Will Ayumu Make His Move?''. Personal life Yamamoto was born and raised in the town of Tonosh� ...

*Miyazaki Prefecture: Suketaka Matsukata *

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 ...

: Gorō Yoshimura *Nagasaki Prefecture:

Isamu Takada is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Isamu can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *勇, "courage" or "bravery" *勲, "merit" *敢, "gallantry" *武, "war" The name can also be written in hiragana or kata ...

*Nara Prefecture: Shigekiyo Ueda * Niigata Prefecture:

Takeo Kimi Takeo may refer to: * Takéo Province, a province of Cambodia **Doun Kaev (town), formerly known as Takéo, the capital of Takéo province *Ta Keo, an Angkorian temple in Cambodia *Takeo, Saga, a city in Saga Prefecture, Japan *Takeo (given name), ...

*Oita Prefecture:

Morihiko Hiramatsu was a Japanese politician who was governor of Ōita Prefecture from April 1979 to April 2003. He is best known for initiating the One Village One Product movement in the prefecture, which was later followed by various other countries. Early li ...

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 ...

Shiro Nagano Shiro, Shirō, Shirow or Shirou may refer to: People * Amakusa Shirō (1621–1638), leader of the Shimabara Rebellion * Ken Shiro (born 1992), Japanese boxer * Shiro Azumi, Japanese football player 1923–1925 * Shiro Ichinoseki (born 1944), ...

Okinawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city o ...

Junji Nishime was a Japanese politician who served as the 4th Governor of Okinawa from 1978 until 1990 and mayor of Naha, the capital of Okinawa. He studied and graduated at the University of Tokyo.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 ...

Sakae Kishi Sakae may refer to: Places in Japan * Sakae, Chiba (Japanese: 栄町; ''sakae-machi''), a town in Chiba Prefecture * Sakae, Niigata (Japanese: 栄町; ''sakae-machi''), a town in Niigata Prefecture * Sakae, Nagano (Japanese: 栄村; ''sakae-mura'') ...

* Saga Prefecture: Kumao Katsuki *

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 ...

: Yawara Hata * Shiga Prefecture: Minoru Inaba *Shiname Prefecture:

Seiji Tsunematsu Seiji (written: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese racing driver *, Japanese politician *, Japanese film directo ...

(until 29 April); Nobuyoshi Sumita (starting 30 April) *Shizuoka Prefecture:

Shigeyoshi Saitō Shigeyoshi (written: 重喜, 重好, 重能, 重良, 重義, 重吉, 成美, 成栄, 茂義 or 臣善) is a masculine Japanese given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that id ...

*Tochigi Prefecture: Fumio Watanabe *Tokushima Prefecture: Shinzo Miki * Tokyo: Shun'ichi Suzuki *Tottori Prefecture:

Yuji Nishio Yuji or Yu Ji may refer to: * Yuji Naka, is a Japanese video game programmer, designer and producer * Yu Ji (painter), a Qing dynasty painter and calligrapher * Yūji, a common masculine Japanese given name * Consort Yu (Xiang Yu's wife) (虞姬 ...

*Toyama Prefecture:

Yutaka Nakaoki Yutaka is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yutaka can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *豊, "bountiful" *裕, "affluence" *穣, "fertile" *温, "warmth" The name can also be written in hiragana ゆ� ...

*Wakayama Prefecture:

Shirō Kariya Shiro, Shirō, Shirow or Shirou may refer to: People * Amakusa Shirō (1621–1638), leader of the Shimabara Rebellion * Ken Shiro (born 1992), Japanese boxer * Shiro Azumi, Japanese football player 1923–1925 * Shiro Ichinoseki (born 1944), ...

*Yamagata Prefecture:

Seiichirō Itagaki Seiichirō, Seiichiro, Seiichirou or Seiichiroh (written: 誠一郎, 清一朗 or 征一郎) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japan ...

*Yamaguchi Prefecture:

Toru Hirai TORU or Toru may refer to: *TORU, spacecraft system *Toru (given name), Japanese male given name *Toru, Pakistan, village in Mardan District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan *Tõru, village in Kaarma Parish, Saare County, Estonia {{disambiguation, ...

*Yamanashi Prefecture: Kōmei Mochizuki

Events

*January 27: Construction began on Kansai International Airport. *February 9: First public float of NTT. *March 17: Asahi beer starts selling

Asahi Super Dry Asahi (朝日, 旭, or あさひ) means "morning sun" in Japanese and may refer to: Cities * Asahi, Chiba (旭市; ''Asahi-shi'') Wards * Asahi-ku, Osaka (旭区; ''Asahi-ku'') * Asahi-ku, Yokohama (旭; ''Asahi-ku'') Towns * Asahi, Aichi (旭� ...

. *April 1: Japanese National Railways is privatized and becomes the seven Japan Railways Group companies. *April 4: The Ariake Coliseum in

Koto Ward Koto may refer to: * Koto (band), an Italian synth pop group * Koto (instrument), a Japanese musical instrument * Koto (kana), a ligature of two Japanese katakana * Koto (traditional clothing), a traditional dress made by Afro-Surinamese women * K ...

, Tokyo, is completed. *June 1: Asahi TV starts broadcasting the popular short factual television programme See the World by Train (世界の車窓から) *June 6: A ''Shojuen'' elderly nursing home fire in Higashimurayama, Tokyo. according to Japanese Fire and Disaster Management agency confirmed report, 17 person lost to lives. *July 12: Metal Gear is released by Konami. *July 23: 1987 Tokyo Metropolitan area power outage, where 2.8 million household affected, which restore spent more three and half hours, according to

Japanese government The Government of Japan consists of legislative, executive and judiciary branches and is based on popular sovereignty. The Government runs under the framework established by the Constitution of Japan, adopted in 1947. It is a unitary state, c ...

confirmed report. *October 1: Nippon Gakki Company Ltd. (Japan Musical Instrument Manufacturing Corporation) is renamed to Yamaha Corporation and Konishiroku Honten is renamed to Konica ( Konica Minolta). *October 12:

Susumu Tonegawa is a Japanese scientist who was the sole recipient of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1987 for his discovery of V(D)J recombination, the Genetics, genetic mechanism which produces antibody diversity. Although he won the Nobel Prize ...

wins the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. *November 6: Noboru Takeshita becomes prime minister. *December 15: Production I.G is founded by

Mitsuhisa Ishikawa is a Japanese anime entrepreneur, the co-founder and current president and CEO of Production I.G, as well as a producer for the studio. Career Mitsuhisa Ishikawa was executive at Bee Train from 1997 to 2006, Ishikawa acted as executive produce ...

and Takayuki Goto. *December 17:

Mega Man ''Mega Man'', known as in Japan, is a Japanese science fiction video game franchise created by Capcom, starring a series of robot characters each known by the moniker "Mega Man (character), Mega Man". Mega Man (video game), The original game w ...

is released. During 1987: *NTT began the first mobile phone service in Japan. * Shoko Asahara founded Aum Shinrikyo. *Teikyo University of Technology and Science founded in Chiba City, as predecessor of Teikyo Heisei University.

Births

Kozue Akimoto Paris Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2017

*January 3: Nana Yanagisawa, actress and fashion model *January 8: Saori Gotō, voice actress *January 23: Yuto Nakamura, football player *February 12: Asami Tano, Japanese voice actress *February 15: Azumi Yamamoto, voice actress *March 12:

Hiroomi Tosaka is a Japanese singer and actor. He is a vocalist of the J-pop group, Sandaime J Soul Brothers He joined the group after winning the ''Vocal Battle Audition 2'' alongside Ryuji Imaichi. As a member of Sandaime J Soul Brothers, he has received the ...

, Singer *March 15: Momoko Shibuya, actress *March 24: Yuma Asami, adult video actress *March 25: Nobunari Oda, figure skater *March 26: YUI, singer-songwriter *April 27: Anne Suzuki, actress *May 2 **

Miyu Uehara , better known as , was a Japanese gravure idol (glamour model) and TV personality who gained popularity as a "poverty idol". She was represented by Platinum Production. Biography Life Uehara was born on the island of Tanegashima in Kagoshima Pr ...

, gravure idol and television personality (died

2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

) ** Nana Kitade, singer *May 7: Asami Konno, J-pop singer *May 20: Taku Takeuchi, ski jumper *May 22 **

Takuya Eguchi is a Japanese voice actor and singer. He is affiliated with 81 Produce. He has voiced in a number of lead roles in anime shows, including Kazuya Kujo in ''Gosick'', Yoshiharu Sagara in ''The Ambition of Oda Nobuna'', Kon Hokaze in ''Ixion Saga ...

, voice actor ** Tao Okamoto, model *June 3: Masami Nagasawa, actress *June 17: Nozomi Tsuji, performer *June 19: Miho Fukuhara, singer *June 25:

Takahiro Itō was a Japanese actor and voice actor. He graduated from the Chiba Prefectural Kōnodai High School and enrolled in the Career Design course of Hosei University. He was attached to Quarter Tone. He was the younger brother of actor Atsushi Itō ...

, actor and voice actor (died

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

) *July 3: Mikie Hara, gravure idol and actress *July 11 ** Shigeaki Kato, singer **

Shun Yamaguchi is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played for the Yokohama BayStars/Yokohama DeNA BayStars of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), and for the Toronto Blue J ...

, professional baseball player *July 17: Mio Nishimaki, wrestler *July 27:

Kozue Akimoto is a Japanese fashion model represented by LesPros entertainment. Her father was 58th sumo grand champion Chiyonofuji Mitsugu , born , was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler and the 58th '' yokozuna'' of the sport. Following his retirement ...

, model *July 28:

Sumire is a feminine Japanese given name. Possible writings Sumire can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *菫, "Viola (plant), violet" ;as a name *紫花, "purple, flower" *純麗, "purity, lovely" *澄玲, "lucidity, sound of j ...

, model (died

) *August 11: Kazuki Sorimachi, football player *August 16:

Eri Kitamura is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She was previously affiliated with Early Wing, but is now a freelancer. She is known for voicing prominent roles in anime such as and Sayaka Miki in '' Puella Magi Madoka Magica'', Saya Otonashi in ''Bloo ...

, voice actress and singer *August 24: Daichi Miura, singer and dancer *September 11:

Kaori Matsumoto is a retired Japanese judoka. Career Kaori Matsumoto started judo at the age of 6. Iwai Judo Juku, the school she attended, also worked on wrestling once a week. Therefore, she brought a stance of leaning forward, similar to that of wrestling, ...

, judoka *September 21: Elly, Dancer and Rapper *September 28: Sho Uchida, freestyle swimmer *October 1:

Hiroki Aiba is a Japanese actor associated with Grand-Arts. He debuted as an actor in 2005 as Shusuke Fuji in '' Musical: The Prince of Tennis'' and also reprised his role in the live-action film ''The Prince of Tennis''. Since then, he has appeared in oth ...

, actor, dancer, and singer *October 3: Asami Kitagawa, swimmer *October 4:

Atomu Tanaka is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki. He was a participant at 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada and scored 1 goal in 3 appearances. Club career Tanaka was educated at and played for Maebas ...

, football player *October 8: Aya Hirano, voice actress and singer *October 15: Mizuho Sakaguchi, footballer *October 23: Miyuu Sawai, model, actress, and idol *October 23: Naomi Watanabe, actress and comedian *October 27: Thelma Aoyama, J-Pop and R&B singer *October 29: Makoto Ogawa, pop singer *November 11: Yuya Tegoshi, singer *November 12: Kengo Kora, actor *November 27: Yuria Haga, model and actress *December 18 **

Miki Ando is a retired Japanese figure skater. She is the 2007 and 2011 World champion, 2011 Four Continents champion, 2004 World Junior champion, and a three-time (2003, 2004 & 2010) Japanese national champion. Ando is the first female skater to c ...

, figure skater ** Ayaka, singer ** Yuki Furukawa, actor *December 20 ** Yutaka Otsuka, baseball player **

Michihiro Yasuda is a former Japanese football player. He last played for Japan national team until 2011. His younger brother Kodai is also a professional footballer playing for Ehime FC. Club career Yasuda was born in Kobe on 20 December 1987, and was rai ...

, football player

Deaths

*January 21: Ikki Kajiwara, author, manga writer, and film producer (b.

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

) *February 3: Prince Takamatsu (b.

1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony i ...

) *March 8:

Iwao Yamawaki , born Iwao Fujita, was a Japanese photographer and architect who trained at the Bauhaus.Sischy, Ingrid (ed); Yamawaki, Iwao (1999), ''Iwao Yamawaki''. Göttingen: Edition 7L, Steidl. Early life and education Born in Nagasaki, Yamawaki studi ...

, photographer (b.

1898 Events January–March * January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, B ...

) *April 5:

Tsuneko Nakazato was the pen-name of a novelist in Shōwa period Japan. Her real name was Nakazato Tsune. Early life Nakazato was born in Fujisawa city, Kanagawa prefecture and graduated from the Kanagawa Girls’ Higher School. When she was 17 years old she me ...

, novelist (b.

1909 Events January–February * January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes. * January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. * Januar ...

) *April 15: Masatoshi Nakayama, master of Shotokan karate (b.

1913 Events January * January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos (1913), Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not ven ...

) *April 21: Haruyasu Nakajima, baseball player (b.

) *May 10: Sadamichi Hirasawa, tempera painter (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 ...

) *June 6:

Mori Mari was a Japanese writer. New York University Professor Keith Vincent has called her a "Japanese Electra", referring to the Electra complex counterpart put forth by Carl Jung to Sigmund Freud's Oedipal complex. Early life and family Mari ...

, author (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 ...

) *June 16: Kōji Tsuruta, actor (b.

1924 Events January * January 12 – Gopinath Saha shoots Ernest Day, whom he has mistaken for Sir Charles Tegart, the police commissioner of Calcutta, and is arrested soon after. * January 20– 30 – Kuomintang in China hol ...

) *July 17: Yujiro Ishihara, actor (b.

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

) *July 20: Ichirō Arishima, comedian and actor (b.

1916 Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled. * ...

) *August 5:

Tatsuhiko Shibusawa was the pen name of Shibusawa Tatsuo, a novelist, art critic, and translator of French literature active during Shōwa period Japan. Shibusawa wrote many short stories and novels based on French literature and Japanese classics. His essays about ...

, novelist, art critic, and translator of French literature (b.

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...

) *August 7:

Nobusuke Kishi was a Japanese bureaucrat and politician who was Prime Minister of Japan from 1957 to 1960. Known for his exploitative rule of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo in Northeast China in the 1930s, Kishi was nicknamed the "Monster of the Shō ...

, former prime minister (b.

1896 Events January–March * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end, as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wil ...

) *August 10: Prince Yamashina Takehiko (b.

) *August 16:

Sumiko Kurishima (15 March 1902 – 16 August 1987) was a Japanese actress and master of traditional Japanese dance. She is often considered Japan's first female movie star. Career On her father's side, Kurishima was the daughter of , an actor and new ...

, actress and master of traditional Japanese dance (b.

1902 Events January * January 1 ** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world's f ...

) *November 11: Hiroshi Kawaguchi, actor (b.

) *December 29:

Jun Ishikawa was the pen name of a modernism, modernist author, translator and literary critic active in Shōwa period Japan. His real name (written in the same ''kanji'') was Ishikawa Kiyoshi. Early life Ishikawa was born in the Asakusa district of Tokyo a ...

, author (b.

1899 Events January 1899 * January 1 ** Spanish rule ends in Cuba, concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. ** Queens and Staten Island become administratively part of New York City. * January 2 – **Bolivia sets up a c ...

)

Statistics

* Yen value: US$1 = ¥122 (low) to ¥152 (high)

References

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