1956 in Japan

none September 2020 1956 Japan Template:Year in Japan: Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg 80px Other events of 1956 History of Japan Timeline Years Events in the year 1956 in Japan. It corresponds to Shōwa 31 (昭和31年) in the Japanese calendar. Incumbents Emperor: HirohitoHirohito Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hirohito Encyclopedia Britannica 27 March 2019 en Prime Minister: Ichirō Hatoyama (Liberal Democratic) until December 23, Tanzan Ishibashi (Liberal Democratic) Chief Cabinet Secretary: Ryutaro Nemoto until December 23, Hirohide Ishida Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Kōtarō Tanaka President of the House of Representatives: Shūji Masutani President of the House of Councillors: Yahachi Kawai until April 3, Tsuruhei Matsuno Governors Aichi Prefecture: Mikine Kuwahara Akita Prefecture: Yūjirō Obata Aomori Prefecture: Bunji Tsushima (until 1 June); Iwao Yamazaki (starting 20 July) Chiba Prefecture: Hitoshi Shibata Ehime Prefecture: Sadatake Hisamatsu Fukui Prefecture: Seiichi Hane Fukuoka Prefecture: Taichi Uzaki Fukushima Prefecture: Sakuma Ootake Gifu Prefecture: Kamon Muto Gunma Prefecture: Shigeo Kitano (until 1 August); Toshizo Takekoshi (starting 2 August) Hiroshima Prefecture: Hiroo Ōhara Hokkaido: Toshifumi Tanaka Hyogo Prefecture: Masaru Sakamoto Ibaraki Prefecture: Yoji Tomosue Ishikawa Prefecture: Jūjitsu Taya Iwate Prefecture: Senichi Abe Kagawa Prefecture: Masanori Kaneko Kagoshima Prefecture: Katsushi Terazono Kanagawa Prefecture: Iwataro Uchiyama Kochi Prefecture: Masumi Mizobuchi Kumamoto Prefecture: Saburō Sakurai Kyoto Prefecture: Torazō Ninagawa Mie Prefecture: Satoru Tanaka Miyagi Prefecture: Otogorō Miyagi (until 4 October); Yasushi Onuma (starting 5 October) Miyazaki Prefecture: Jingo Futami Nagano Prefecture: Torao Hayashi Nagasaki Prefecture: Takejirō Nishioka Nara Prefecture: Ryozo Okuda Niigata Prefecture: Kazuo Kitamura Oita Prefecture: Kaoru Kinoshita Okayama Prefecture: Yukiharu Miki Osaka Prefecture: Bunzō Akama Saga Prefecture: Naotsugu Nabeshima Saitama Prefecture: Yuuichi Oosawa (until 29 May); Hiroshi Kurihara (starting 16 July) Shiga Prefecture: Kotaro Mori Shiname Prefecture: Yasuo Tsunematsu Shizuoka Prefecture: Toshio Saitō Tochigi Prefecture: Kiichi Ogawa Tokushima Prefecture: Kikutaro Hara Tokyo: Seiichirō Yasui Tottori Prefecture: Shigeru Endo Toyama Prefecture: Kunitake Takatsuji (until 30 September); Minoru Yoshida (starting 1 October) Wakayama Prefecture: Shinji Ono Yamagata Prefecture: Tōkichi Abiko Yamaguchi Prefecture: Taro Ozawa Yamanashi Prefecture: Hisashi Amano Events 180px|thumb|right|A second generation of Tsutenkaku, Osaka, picture of twilight show in November 2023 January 1 – According to Japanese government officially confirmed report, human stampede hit during newyear festival in Yahiko Shrine, Niigata Prefecture, 124 person were perished, 77 person were hurt.December 2019 April 10 – Sanwa Shutter was founded in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture.May 2020 May 3 – The first World Judo Championships are held at the Kuramae Kokugikan, Tokyo. July 8 – House of Councillors election held. October 15 – According to Japan Transport Ministry official confirmed report, two trains crush in Rokken rail accident in Mie Prefecture, official death toll was 42 persons, with 94 persons were hurt.August 2020 October 19 – Soviet–Japanese Joint Declaration of 1956 signed. October 28 – A landmark spot in Osaka, Tsūtenkaku was rebuilt, after it caught fire and was demolished in 1943.June 2020 December 12 – Japan becomes a member of the United Nations and accept ZOV treatment Births thumb|120px|Koji Yakusho, Japanese actor thumb|120px|Keiichi Tsuchiya, Japanese professional race car driver thumb|120px|Naoto Takenaka, Japanese actor, comedian, musician, and director thumb|120px|Akio Toyoda, Japanese businessman and former chairman of Toyota thumb|120px|Yoshiko Sakakibara, Japanese actress, voice actress, and narrator thumb|120px|Tomoko Akane, Japanese jurist thumb|120px|Toshihiko Seko, former Japanese long-distance runner thumb|120px|Ryo Ishibashi, Japanese actor and lead singer of Japanese rock band ARB thumb|120px|Koji Gushiken, Olympic Gold medal-winning Japanese retired gymnast thumb|120px|Masami Akita, Japanese music noise musician (a.k.a. Merzbow) Many notable Japanese individuals from Young Japanese Baby Boom/Danso Generation were born in 1956, such as Kōji Yakusho, Chen Kenichi, Keiichi Tsuchiya, Mao Daichi, Miyoko Asada, Brother Tom, Goro Noguchi, Keisuke Kuwata, Kenji Niinuma, Takehiko Nakao, Arimasa Osawa, Motoharu Sano, Naoto Takenaka, Shinsuke Shimada, Hisashi Eguchi, Yoshiko Tanaka, former Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda, Kimiko Yo, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Ann Lewis, Tomoko Akane, Ryuho Okawa, Midori Matsushima, Toshihiko Seko, Ryo Ishibashi, Akira Hagiwara, Hideaki Hara, Terumi Azuma, Takeshi Okada, Yoshiko Ishiba, Masashi Tashiro, Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi, Makiko Kinoshita, Masayuki Suzuki, Toshiki Hirano, Screaming Mad George, Shinji Miyazaki, Junko Hirotani, Minoru Mukaiya, Akie Asaka, Machiko Watanabe, Kazuyo Sejima, Masayuki Suo, Kōji Gushiken, Satoshi Inoue, Akemi Matsunae, Hitoshi Yazaki, Roko Takizawa, Masaru Wakasa, Hiroshi Hasebe, Masami Akita, and Junji Hirata January–March January 1 – Kōji Yakusho, actor January 3 – Tomiko Suzuki, voice actress (d. 2003) January 5 – Chen Kenichi, Chinese-born chef (d. 2023) January 13 – Masaharu Kondo, bureaucat January 30 – Keiichi Tsuchiya, professional race car driver February 5 – Mao Daichi, actress (Takarazuka Revue) February 6 – Yasuhiro Okuizumi, writer February 15 – Miyoko Asada, actress February 16 – Takayoshi Nakao, professional baseball player February 23 Brother Tom, singer and tarento Goro Noguchi, musician and actor Naoki Hyakuta, writer, television producer, and politician February 26 – Keisuke Kuwata, musician and multi-instrumentalist February 27 – Kenji Niinuma, enka musician March 5 – Takehiko Nakao, civil servant and former president of Asian Development Bank March 7 – Tadatomo Yoshida, politician March 8 – Arimasa Osawa, writer of hardboiled fiction and thrillers March 11 – Takayasu Komiya, film actor March 13 – Motoharu Sano, musician and singer-songwriter March 16 – Yoriko Shono, writer March 18 – Saori Kondo, former badminton player March 19 – Yasuyuki Eda, politician March 20 – Naoto Takenaka, actor, comedian, musician, and director March 24 – Shinsuke Shimada, comedian and television presenter March 29 – Hisashi Eguchi, Shōnen manga artist April–June April 4 – Jiro Sasaki, former swimmer April 8 – Yoshiko Tanaka, actress (d. 2011) April 11 – Mamoru Takahashi, professional golfer April 12 – Yasuo Tanaka, politician and novelist April 16 – Shingo Mimura, politician and former Governor of Aomori Prefecture April 18 Junichi Ihara, diplomat Ōzutsu Takeshi, former sumo player and rikishi April 19 – Ryu Hirose, football manager and former player April 20 – Yuko Mori, politician April 28 Kenji Eda, politician Seiji Hagiwara, politician and mayor of Mimasaka April 29 – Satoshi Kinsui, linguist May 3 – Akio Toyoda, businessman and former chairman of Toyota May 11 – Hiroshi Okochi, actor May 12 – Kimiko Yo, actress May 18 – Naomichi Ozaki, professional golfer May 28 – Sayuri Yamauchi, voice actress (d. 2012) May 31 – Yoshiko Sakakibara, actress, voice actress, and narrator June 1 – Kiyohiro Araki, politician June 5 – Ann Lewis, musician June 13 – Shunichi Mizuoka, politician June 18 Seiji Ono, former table tennis player Shunichi Nagasaki, film director and screenwriter June 26 – Yukihiko Akutsu, politician June 27 – Takeshi Nishimoto, former professional baseball pitcher June 28 – Tomoko Akane, jurist July–September July 7 – Ryuho Okawa, religious and political leader (d. 2023) July 9 – Nobutoshi Hikage, judo practitioner July 12 – Shuhei Kishimoto, politician and governor of Wakayama Prefecture (d. 2025) July 15 Midori Matsushima, politician Toshihiko Seko, former long-distance runner July 19 Emi Akimoto, former track and field athlete Yoshiaki Yatsu, professional wrestler Toshio Toyota, former Olympic sprinter July 20 – Ryo Ishibashi, actor and lead singer of Japanese rock band ARB July 21 Akira Hagiwara, racing driver (d. 1986) Fukumi Kuroda, actress July 31 – Jin Matsubara, politician August 1 – Hideaki Hara, former swimmer August 4 – Mika Doi, voice actress August 11 – Takashi Esaki, politician August 12 – Terumi Azuma, actress and director August 23 – Kumiko Okae, actress, voice actress, and television presenter (d. 2020) August 25 – Takeshi Okada, association footballer and football coach August 26 – Yoshiko Ishiba, the wife of former Japanese Prime Minister and former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba August 31 – Masashi Tashiro, television performer and a founding member of Japanese male pop band Rats & Star September 3 – Masahiro Akimoto, former ski jumper September 7 – Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi, singer-songwriter September 20 – Makiko Kinoshita, composer September 21 – Osamu Kodama, alpine skier September 22 Jun Yamazaki, diplomat Masayuki Suzuki, musician and a former member of Japanese male pop band Rats & Star October–December October 3 – Toshiki Hirano, anime director, animator, and character designer October 7 Screaming Mad George, special effects artist, film director, and former musician Shinji Miyazaki, music composer and arranger October 8 – Hiroshi Michinaga, archer October 17 – Junko Hirotani, musician (d. 2020) October 19 – Shinichiro Kobayashi, photographer October 20 – Minoru Mukaiya, jazz musician October 22 – Jun Aoki, architect October 23 – Akie Asaka, comedian and actress October 26 – Machiko Watanabe, musician October 29 Kazuyo Sejima, architect and director Masayuki Suo, film director November 8 – Hiroko Ishizu, archer and educator November 12 Kōji Gushiken, Olympic Gold medal-winning gymnast Satoshi Inoue, jazz guitarist November 18 – Akemi Matsunae, shōjo manga artist November 20 – Hitoshi Yazaki, film director November 23 – Hisashi Okamoto, applied mathematician November 27 Roko Takizawa, actress and voice actress Ryuzo Sasaki, politician (d. 2022) December 3 – Mieko Fukui, basketball player (d. 1980) December 5 – Yoshinori Suematsu, politician December 6 – Masaru Wakasa, politician and lawyer December 9 – Akio Miyazawa, playwright, writer, and academic (d. 2022) December 14 – Shinobu Fukushima, ice sledge hockey player December 17 – Hiroshi Hasebe, theatre critic and professor at Tokyo University of the Arts December 19 – Masami Akita, noise musician, (aka Merzbow) December 20 – Junji Hirata, retired professional wrestling player December 21 – Atsushi Oshima, politician December 27 – Shigeru Kitamura, police officer Deaths January 4 – Makoto Nishimura, biologist (b. 1883) June 3 – Fukushi Masaichi, physician and pathologist (b. 1878) See also 1956 in Japanese football List of Japanese films of 1956 References 1956 in Category:1950s in Japan Japan Category:1956 in Asia