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1952 in Japan
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Other events of 1952
History of Japan
Timeline
Years
Events in the year 1952 in Japan.
Incumbents
Emperor: HirohitoHirohito Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hirohito Encyclopedia Britannica 27 March 2019 en
Prime Minister: Shigeru Yoshida
Chief Cabinet Secretary:
Shigeru Hori (until October 30)
Taketora Ogata (starting October 30)
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Kōtarō Tanaka
Speaker of the House of Representatives:
Jōji Hayashi (until August 1)
Banboku Ōno (August 26 – August 28 and starting October 24)
President of the House of Councillors: Naotake Satō
Governors
Aichi Prefecture: Mikine Kuwahara
Akita Prefecture: Tokuji Ikeda
Aomori Prefecture: Bunji Tsushima
Chiba Prefecture: Hitoshi Shibata
Ehime Prefecture: Sadatake Hisamatsu
Fukui Prefecture: Harukazu Obata
Fukuoka Prefecture: Katsuji Sugimoto
Fukushima Prefecture: Sakuma Ootake
Gifu Prefecture: Kamon Muto
Gunma Prefecture: Yoshio Iyoku (until 4 July); Shigeo Kitano (starting 5 August)
Hiroshima Prefecture: Hiroo Ōhara
Hokkaido Prefecture: Toshifumi Tanaka
Hyogo Prefecture: Yukio Kishida
Ibaraki Prefecture: Yoji Tomosue
Ishikawa Prefecture: Wakio Shibano
Iwate Prefecture: Kenkichi Kokubun
Kagawa Prefecture: Masanori Kaneko
Kagoshima Prefecture: Kaku Shigenari
Kanagawa Prefecture: Iwataro Uchiyama
Kochi Prefecture: Wakaji Kawamura
Kumamoto Prefecture: Saburō Sakurai
Kyoto Prefecture: Atsushi Kimura
Mie Prefecture: Masaru Aoki
Miyagi Prefecture: Kazuji Sasaki (until 4 October); Otogorō Miyagi (starting 5 October)
Miyazaki Prefecture: Tadao Annaka
Nagano Prefecture: Torao Hayashi
Nagasaki Prefecture: Takejirō Nishioka
Nara Prefecture: Ryozo Okuda
Niigata Prefecture: Shohei Okada
Oita Prefecture: Tokuju Hosoda
Okayama Prefecture: Yukiharu Miki
Osaka Prefecture: Bunzō Akama
Saga Prefecture: Naotsugu Nabeshima
Saitama Prefecture: Yuuichi Oosawa
Shiga Prefecture: Iwakichi Hattori
Shiname Prefecture: Yasuo Tsunematsu
Shizuoka Prefecture: Toshio Saitō
Tochigi Prefecture: Goro Abe
Tokushima Prefecture: Kuniichi Abe
Tokyo Prefecture: Seiichirō Yasui
Tottori Prefecture: Aiji Nishio
Toyama Prefecture: Kunitake Takatsuji
Wakayama Prefecture: Shinji Ono
Yamagata Prefecture: Michio Murayama
Yamaguchi Prefecture: Tatsuo Tanaka
Yamanashi Prefecture: Hisashi Amano
Events
March 4 – A Richer Scale magnitude 8.1 earthquake with tsunami hit off coast Tokachi region, Hokkaido, according to Japanese government official report, 33 persons were fatalities with 287 persons wounded.May 2020
March 6 – The Musashino Bank (武蔵野銀行) was established in Saitama Prefecture.:ja:武蔵野銀行 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved on 13 September 2020.
March 7 – A Richer Scale magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit off coast Ishikawa Prefecture, seven persons died, eight persons were hurt, according to Japanese government official report.:ja:大聖寺地震 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved on 7 May 2020
April 10 – According to Japan Transport Ministry official confirmed report, Japan Airlines Flight 301 crash into Izu Ōshima, all 37 passengers and crew were killed.:ja:もく星号墜落事故 (Japanese language edition) Ritrieved date on July 6, 2021.
April 17 – According to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency official confirmed report, a massive fire in Tottori City, resulting to 160 hectares (395 acres), total 7,240 houses and building damage, kills two persons.:ja:鳥取大火 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved date on July 6, 2021.
April 28 – Treaty of San Francisco and 1952 U.S.-Japan security treaty goes into effect, ending the Allied occupation of Japan by the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers.
July 18 – A Richer Scale magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, nine persons were fatalities, with 139 persons hurt, according to Japanese government official report.May 2020
September 23 – According to Japan Coast Guard official confirmed report, a Kaiyō-maru five entrained by the eruption into Myōjin-shō, all 31 crew were human fatalities.July 2021
October 1 – 1952 Japanese general election
Films
The Flavor of Green Tea over Rice
Births
January 2 – Makoto Nakajima, bureaucrat, Commissioner of Japan Patent Office
January 17 – Ryuichi Sakamoto, musician, composer, producer, and actor (Yellow Magic Orchestra) (d. 2023)
January 28 – Tomokazu Miura, actor
February 2 – Ryuji Mizuno, voice actor (d. 2022)Giichi Naruto VA Ryuji Mizuno Passes Away Aged 70 https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/09/13/giichi-naruto-va-ryuji-mizuno-passes-away-aged-70 Crunchyroll September 14, 2022
February 3 – Miyako Yamaguchi
February 8 – Daisuke Gōri, voice actor (d. 2010)
February 19 – Ryū Murakami, novelist, short story writer, essayist and filmmaker
February 23 – Miyuki Nakajima, singer
March 30 – Kazuyo Saeki, manga artist (d. 2021)
April 10 – Masashi Sada, singer, lyricist, composer, novelist, actor, and a film producer
May 2 – Mari Natsuki, singer, dancer and actress
May 18 – Ryūzaburō Ōtomo, voice actor
June 6 – Yukihiro Takahashi, musician and singer (Yellow Magic Orchestra) (d. 2023)
June 20 – Kōichi Mashimo, anime director
July 2 – Rumiko Koyanagi, actress and singer
July 10 – Yōko Asagami, voice actress
July 14 – Yutaka Mizutani, actor and singer
July 15 – Yuriko Koike, politician, cabinet minister, and governor of Tokyo.
July 20 – Keiko Matsuzaka, actress
September 8 – Takaya Hashi, voice actor (d. 2025)
November 16 – Shigeru Miyamoto, video game developer and designer
December 6 – Shio Satō, manga artist (d. 2010)
Shinichi Nishimiya, diplomat, designated Ambassador to China in 2012.
Deaths
April 21 – Isamu Yokoyama
August 22 – Hiranuma Kiichirō
October 7 – Keisuke Okada
See also
List of Japanese films of 1952
References
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