1980 in Japan

none 1980 Events in the year 1980 in Japan. It corresponds to Shōwa 55 (昭和55年) in the Japanese calendar. Incumbents Emperor: Hirohito (Emperor Shōwa)Hirohito Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hirohito Encyclopedia Britannica 27 March 2019 en Prime Minister: Masayoshi Ōhira (L–Kagawa), until June 12 Zenkō Suzuki (L–Iwate), from July 17 Chief Cabinet Secretary and acting Prime Minister from June 12 to July 17: Masayoshi Itō (L–Fukushima) until July 17, Kiichi Miyazawa (L–Hiroshima) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Takaaki Hattori President of the House of Representatives: Hirokichi Nadao (L–Hiroshima) until May 19, Hajime Fukuda (L–Fukui) from July 17 President of the House of Councillors: Ken Yasui (L–Tokyo) until July 7, Masatoshi Tokunaga (L–national) from July 17 Diet sessions: 91st (regular session opened in December 1979, to May 19), 92nd (special, July 17 to July 26), 93rd (extraordinary, September 29 to November 29), 94th (regular, December 22 to 1981, June 6) Governors Aichi Prefecture: Yoshiaki Nakaya Akita Prefecture: Kikuji Sasaki Aomori Prefecture: Masaya Kitamura Chiba Prefecture: Kiichi Kawakami Ehime Prefecture: Haruki Shiraishi Fukui Prefecture: Heidayū Nakagawa Fukuoka Prefecture: Hikaru Kamei Fukushima Prefecture: Isao Matsudaira Gifu Prefecture: Yosuke Uematsu Gunma Prefecture: Ichiro Shimizu Hiroshima Prefecture: Hiroshi Miyazawa Hokkaido: Naohiro Dōgakinai Hyogo Prefecture: Tokitada Sakai Ibaraki Prefecture: Fujio Takeuchi Ishikawa Prefecture: Yōichi Nakanishi Iwate Prefecture: Tadashi Nakamura (governor) ja 中村直 Tadashi Nakamura Kagawa Prefecture: Tadao Maekawa Kagoshima Prefecture: Kaname Kamada Kanagawa Prefecture: Kazuji Nagasu Kochi Prefecture: Chikara Nakauchi Kumamoto Prefecture: Issei Sawada Kyoto Prefecture: Yukio Hayashida Mie Prefecture: Ryōzō Tagawa Miyagi Prefecture: Sōichirō Yamamoto Miyazaki Prefecture: Suketaka Matsukata Nagano Prefecture: Gon'ichirō Nishizawa (until 11 September); Gorō Yoshimura (starting 26 October) Nagasaki Prefecture: Kan'ichi Kubo Nara Prefecture: Ryozo Okuda (until 30 September); Shigekiyo Ueda (starting 26 October) Niigata Prefecture: Takeo Kimi Oita Prefecture: Morihiko Hiramatsu Okayama Prefecture: Shiro Nagano Okinawa Prefecture: Junji Nishime Osaka Prefecture: Sakae Kishi Saga Prefecture: Kumao Katsuki Saitama Prefecture: Yawara Hata Shiga Prefecture: Masayoshi Takemura Shiname Prefecture: Seiji Tsunematsu Shizuoka Prefecture: Keizaburō Yamamoto Tochigi Prefecture: Yuzuru Funada Tokushima Prefecture: Yasunobu Takeichi Tokyo: Shun'ichi Suzuki Tottori Prefecture: Kōzō Hirabayashi Toyama Prefecture: Kokichi Nakada (until 18 September); Yutaka Nakaoki (starting 8 November) Wakayama Prefecture: Shirō Kariya Yamagata Prefecture: Seiichirō Itagaki Yamaguchi Prefecture: Toru Hirai Yamanashi Prefecture: Kōmei Mochizuki Events January 6 – According to Japan National Police Agency official confirmed report, Hayakawa wire bridge collapse by human stampede in Saito, Miyazaki Prefecture, seven persons were crush to death, 15 persons were wounded.June 2020 January 16 – Paul McCartney is arrested at Narita airport for possession of drugs. April Unknown date – Fancl Cosmetics, as predecessor of FANCL was founded.June 2020 April 24 – Nintendo releases the first portable game console, the Game & Watch. June 22 1980 Japanese general election 1980 Japanese House of Councillors election August 14 – A rock fall hit mountaineers in Mount Fuji, Yamanashi Prefecture, according to official results report, 12 fatalities, with 29 injured. August 16 – A gas explosion occurs in the underground shopping area of Shizuoka Station, killing or injuring 200. August 19 – 1980 Shinjuku bus fire, according to official confirmed report, 6 person fatalities with 15 were wounded. November 19 – A fire at the Kawaji Prince Hotel in Fujihara, Tochigi Prefecture kills 40. Popular culture Arts and entertainment In film, Zigeunerweisen by Seijun Suzuki won the Best film award at the Japan Academy Prize and the Yokohama Film Festival, Kagemusha by Akira Kurosawa won Best film at the Hochi Film Awards, the Blue Ribbon Awards and the Mainichi Film Award. For a list of Japanese films released in 1980 see Japanese films of 1980. In manga, the winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award were Hakatakko Junjō and Gangaragan by Hōsei Hasegawa and Chie the Brat by Etsumi Haruki (general) and Urusei Yatsura by Rumiko Takahashi (shōnen or shōjo).http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html ja:小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者 2010-11-29 Shogakukan ja https://web.archive.org/web/20101114215507/http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html 14 November 2010 dead Susano Oh by Go Nagai (shōnen) and Lemon Report by Mayumi Yoshida (shōjo) won the Kodansha Manga Award. For a list of manga released in 1980 see :Category:1980 manga. In music, hit singles included Aoi Sangoshou by Seiko Matsuda, and "Ihojin" by Saki Kubota. Momoe Yamaguchi retired.首相は大平正芳、鈴木善幸 富士山、地下、バス...夏に悲劇が続いた昭和55年をデータで. Sankei Shimbun. 29 June 2025. The 31st Kōhaku Uta Gassen was won by the Red Team (women). Hiroshi Itsuki won the FNS Music Festival. For other music in 1980, see 1980 in Japanese music. In television, see: 1980 in Japanese television. Japan hosted the Miss International 1980 beauty pageant, won by Costa Rican Lorna Chávez. Sports In football (soccer) Yanmar Diesel won the Japan Soccer League. For the champions of the regional leagues see: 1980 Japanese Regional Leagues. For more see: 1980 in Japanese football. At the Winter Olympics Japan won a silver medal. Births January–June right|thumb|150px|Yuichi Nakamura right|thumb|150px|Yūko Takeuchi January 6: Hiromi Oshima, modelhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm1734321/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm Hiromi Oshima IMDb Bio IMDb 4 February 2014 January 13: Akira Kaji, football player January 14: Hiroshi Tamaki, actor, model and singer Sosuke Sumitani, announcer Yūko Kaida, voice actress January 21: Nana Mizuki, voice actress and singer January 23: Nana Natsume, AV idol and celebrityhttp://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Nana-Natsume/ Nana Natsume Behind the Voice Actors 4 February 2014 January 26: Sanae Kobayashi, voice actress and singer February 4: Kenta Kiritani, actor and singer February 6: Mamiko Noto, voice actress and singer February 17: Aya Endō, voice actress February 20: Yuichi Nakamura, voice actor February 21: Kayoko Shibata, actress March 8: Kazuyuki Okitsu, voice actor March 31: Maaya Sakamoto, voice actress and singer April 1: Yūko Takeuchi, actress (d. 2020) April 2: Yuya Shirai, mixed martial artisthttps://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2553020/yuya-shirai Yuya Shirai ESPN Internet Ventures 4 February 2014 April 3: Yūko Ishibashi, singerhttp://vgmdb.net/artist/445 Yuko Ishibashi Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd. 4 February 2014 April 7: Mr. C.B., thoroughbred racehorse (d. 2002) April 14: Ayumi Ito, actress April 15: Futoshi Uehara, musician April 21: Hiro Shimono, voice actor April 25: Juri Miyazawa, actress and gravure idol May 9: Norihiro Nishi, footballer May 10: Mayumi Kawasaki, race walkerhttps://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/mayumi-kawasaki-2.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417212049/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ka/mayumi-kawasaki-2.html dead 17 April 2020 Mayumi Kawasaki Sports Reference 4 February 2014 May 20: Chinatsu Mori, shot putter (d. 2006)https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/chinatsu-mori-1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417213336/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/chinatsu-mori-1.html dead 17 April 2020 Chinatsu Mori Sports Reference 4 February 2014 May 22: Rena Tanaka, actress May 31: Mika Katsumura, actress Akitoshi Tamura, mixed martial artisthttp://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/akitoshi-tamura-ironman Akitoshi Tamura statistics and rankings Tapology 4 February 2014 June 1: Mitsuru Chiyotanda, football player June 2: Shingo Suetsugu, sprinter June 3: Keiji Suzuki, judoka June 9: Kana Ueda, voice actress June 17: Kimeru, singer June 25: Nozomi Takeuchi, actress June 27: Takahiro Futagawa, football player July –December right|thumb|150px|Ryōko Hirosue July 15 Masayuki Hirahara, pianist and composer BxB Hulk, professional wrestler July 17: Masato Yoshino, professional wrestler July 18: Ryōko Hirosue, actress and pop starhttps://www.flamme.co.jp/actress/profile.php?talentid=1 FLaMme official website ja 7 January 2024 30 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231230124908/https://www.flamme.co.jp/actress/profile.php?talentid=1 dead July 22: Hisashi Mizutori, gymnast July 28: Harumi Nemoto, gravure idol July 30: Ayako Uehara, classical pianist July 31: Rina Aiuchi, singer August 7: Seiichiro Maki, footballer August 14: Yusuke Kawaguchi, mixed martial artist August 29: Daisuke Saito, football player September 4: Hitomi Shimatani, pop singer September 8: Mai Kadowaki, voice actress September 13: Daisuke Matsuzaka, baseball player September 19: Jun Natsukawa, gravure idol September 27: Asashōryū Akinori, sumo wrestler. September 30: Arisa Ogasawara, voice actress October 11: Tomokazu Sugita, voice actor October 13: Salyu, singer October 16: Takehito Shigehara, football player October 30: Chihiro Onitsuka, singer-songwriter October 31: Kengo Nakamura, footballer November 4: Kanako Naito, volleyball player (d. 2019) November 18: Junichi Okada, singer, actor November 21: Hiroyuki Tomita, gymnast November 26: Satoshi Ohno, singer, actor December 5: Shizuka Itō, voice actress December 6: Kei Yasuda, singer, musician and actress December 13: Satoshi Tsumabuki, actor December 16: Daito Takahashi, Nordic combined skier December 23: Ayako Ito, announcer Deaths January 4: Shohachi Ishii, wrestler January 23: Shōjirō Iida, general February 14: Kitsuju Ayabe, general February 22: Sadaaki Akamatsu, officer and ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy February 27: Shin'ichi Hisamatsu, philosopher March 16: Susumu Kimura, admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy May 8: Chieko Higashiyama, film actress (b. 1890) May 21: Hiroshi Inagaki, filmmaker June 12: Masayoshi Ōhira, Prime Minister (died in office) (b. 1910) October 10: Tameichi Hara, Imperial Japanese naval commander October 21: Kanjūrō Arashi, actor November 2: Yamakawa Kikue, activist, writer, socialist, and feminist (b. 1890) November 30: Mieko Fukui, basketball player (b. 1956) December 28: Nobuzo Tohmatsu, admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy See also 1980 in Japanese television List of Japanese films of 1980 References "1980". 週刊昭和タイムズ (Shūkan Shōwa Taimuzu). DeAgostini. No 12. 18 December 2007. プレイバック「昭和100年」は「昭和55年」モスクワ五輪不参加、山口百恵さん引退. Sankei Shimbun. 29 June 2025. 12歳の少年が見た昭和55年 漫才ブーム「ひいじいさんは戦前、赤信号を渡ったのか」. Sankei Shimbun. 29 June 2025. モスクワ五輪 平和があってのみ五輪精神は生かされる 昭和55年「サンケイ抄」. Sankei Shimbun. 29 June 2025. 1980 Category:1980s in Japan Category:Years of the 20th century in Japan Japan Category:1980 in Asia