1953 in Japan

none 1953 Japan Template:Year in Japan: Flag of Japan (1870–1999).svg 80px Other events of 1955 History of Japan Timeline Years Events in the year 1953 in Japan. Incumbents Emperor: HirohitoHirohito Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hirohito Encyclopedia Britannica 27 March 2019 en Prime minister: Shigeru Yoshida (Liberal Democratic) Chief Cabinet Secretary: Taketora Ogata until March 24, Kenji Fukunaga Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Kōtarō Tanaka President of the House of Representatives: Banboku Ōno until March 14, Yasujirō Tsutsumi from May 18 President of the House of Councillors: Naotake Satō until May 19, Yahachi Kawai 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: Shigeo Kitano Hiroshima Prefecture: Hiroo Ōhara Hokkaido: Toshifumi Tanaka Hyogo Prefecture: Masaru Sakamoto Ibaraki Prefecture: Yoji Tomosue Ishikawa Prefecture: Wakio Shibano Iwate Prefecture: Kenkichi Kokubun Kagawa Prefecture: Masanori Kaneko Kagoshima Prefecture: Katsushi Terazono Kanagawa Prefecture: Iwataro Uchiyama Kochi Prefecture: Wakaji Kawamura Kumamoto Prefecture: Saburō Sakurai Kyoto Prefecture: Torazō Ninagawa Mie Prefecture: Masaru Aoki Miyagi Prefecture: Otogorō Miyagi Miyazaki Prefecture: Nagashige Tanaka 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: Kotaro Mori Shiname Prefecture: Yasuo Tsunematsu Shizuoka Prefecture: Toshio Saitō Tochigi Prefecture: Juukichi Kodaira Tokushima Prefecture: Kuniichi Abe Tokyo: Seiichirō Yasui Tottori Prefecture: Shigeru Endo Toyama Prefecture: Kunitake Takatsuji Wakayama Prefecture: Shinji Ono Yamagata Prefecture: Michio Murayama Yamaguchi Prefecture: Tatsuo Tanaka (until 24 March); Taro Ozawa (starting 30 April) Yamanashi Prefecture: Hisashi Amano Events date unknown – The Japanese 10 yen coin is issued with serrated edges for a 5-year period, beginning in 1953. All 10 yen coins since have had smooth edges. June–August – Heavy massive rain, landslides, and flooding in western and southwestern Japan kill an estimated 2,566, and injure 9,433, mainly at Kizugawa, Wakayama, Kumamoto, and Kitakyushu. January 4 – NHK Radio broadcasts its first live marathon coverage. June 18 – Tachikawa air disaster – 129 die after a United States Air Force Douglas C-124 Globemaster II crashes shortly after taking off from Tachikawa Airfield. June 25 – 1953 North Kyushu flood hit in Chikugo River, Kitakyushu and Kumamoto area, 1013 persons were human fatalities, 2775 persons were hurt, according to Japanese government official confirmed report.May 2020 July 20 – 1953 Kii Peninsula flood, according to Japanese government official confirmed report, 1124 persons were human fatalities, 5819 persons were wounded.May 2020 August 15 – 1953 South Yamashiro flood, 429 person were human fatalities, with 994 person were hurt, according to Japanese government official confirmed report.May 2020 September 23 – 1953 Typhoon Tess, 478 person were human fatalities, with 2559 persons were hurt, Japanese government official confirmed report.May 2020 December 25 – The Amami Islands are returned to Japan from the US military following 8 years of occupation. Births January 9 Shigeru So, former long-distance runner Takeshi So, former long-distance runner January 29 – Yorie Terauchi, actress February 4 – Kitarō, New Age musician February 13 – Kaoru Kurimoto, novelist and writer (d. 2009) February 23 – Satoru Nakajima, racing car driver February 28 – Kōzō Murashita, singer and songwriter (d. 1999) March 2 – Kazuo Kitagawa, politician (Komeito)Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Naikaku Sōri Daijin Kantei http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/koizumidaijin/040927/10kitagawa_e.html 3 February 2024 20 February 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130220115405/http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/koizumidaijin/040927/10kitagawa_e.html dead March 18 – Takashi Yoshimatsu, composer May 1 – Mayumi Aoki, swimmer May 4 – Masashi Ebara, actor and voice actor June 4 – Susumu Ojima, entrepreneur June 6 – June Yamagishi, Japanese guitarist July 12 – Akinobu Mayumi, former professional baseball player and coach July 14 – Katsuya Okada, politician July 19 – Shōichi Nakagawa, politician (d. 2009) July 31 – Tōru Furuya, actor, voice actor and narrator August 4 – Masataka Nashida, former professional baseball player and coach November 28 – Taeko Onuki, singer-songwriter December 6 – Masami Kurumada, manga artist and writer December 9 – Hiromitsu Ochiai, former professional baseball player and coach December 17 – Ikue Mori, drummer, composer, graphic designer December 28 – Tatsumi Fujinami, professional wrestler Deaths January 4 – Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu February 19 – Nobutake Kondō, admiral May 28 – Tatsuo Hori, writer, poet and translator (b. 1904) July 7 – Tsumasaburō Bandō, actor September 7 – Nobuyuki Abe, politician, military leader, Prime Minister See also List of Japanese films of 1953 References 1953 in Japan Category:1950s in Japan Category:1953 in Asia