1963 in Japan
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Events in the year1963 inJapan.
Incumbents
[edit]- Emperor:Hirohito[1]
- Prime Minister:Hayato Ikeda(Liberal Democratic)
- Chief Cabinet Secretary:Yasumi Kurogane
- Chief Justice of theSupreme Court:Kōtarō Tanaka
- President of theHouse of Representatives:Ichirō Kiyoseuntil October 23,Naka Funadafrom December 7
- President of theHouse of Councillors:Yūzō Shigemune
Governors
[edit]- Aichi Prefecture:Mikine Kuwahara
- Akita Prefecture:Yūjirō Obata
- Aomori Prefecture:Iwao Yamazaki(until 26 January);Shunkichi Takeuchi(starting 2 March)
- Chiba Prefecture:Hisaaki Kano(until 21 February);Taketo Tomonō(starting 17 April)
- Ehime Prefecture:Sadatake Hisamatsu
- Fukui Prefecture:Eizō Kita
- Fukuoka Prefecture:Taichi Uzaki
- Fukushima Prefecture:Zenichiro Satō
- Gifu Prefecture:Yukiyasu Matsuno
- Gunma Prefecture:Konroku Kanda
- Hiroshima Prefecture:Iduo Nagano
- Hokkaido:Kingo Machimura
- Hyogo Prefecture:Motohiko Kanai
- Ibaraki Prefecture:Nirō Iwakami
- Ishikawa Prefecture:Jūjitsu Taya(until 19 February);Yōichi Nakanishi(starting 20 February)
- Iwate Prefecture:Senichi Abe(until 29 April);Tadashi Chida(starting 30 April)
- Kagawa Prefecture:Masanori Kaneko
- Kagoshima Prefecture:Katsushi Terazono
- Kanagawa Prefecture:Iwataro Uchiyama
- Kochi Prefecture:Masumi Mizobuchi
- Kumamoto Prefecture:Kōsaku Teramoto
- Kyoto Prefecture:Torazō Ninagawa
- Mie Prefecture:Satoru Tanaka
- Miyagi Prefecture:Yoshio Miura
- Miyazaki Prefecture:Hiroshi Kuroki
- Nagano Prefecture:Gon'ichirō Nishizawa
- Nagasaki Prefecture:Katsuya Sato
- Nara Prefecture:Ryozo Okuda
- Niigata Prefecture:Juichiro Tsukada
- Oita Prefecture:Kaoru Kinoshita
- Okayama Prefecture:Yukiharu Miki
- Osaka Prefecture:Gisen Satō
- Saga Prefecture:Sunao Ikeda
- Saitama Prefecture:Hiroshi Kurihara
- Shiga Prefecture:Kyujiro Taniguchi
- Shiname Prefecture:Choemon Tanabe
- Shizuoka Prefecture:Toshio Saitō
- Tochigi Prefecture:Nobuo Yokokawa
- Tokushima Prefecture:Kikutaro Hara
- Tokyo:Ryōtarō Azuma
- Tottori Prefecture:Jirō Ishiba
- Toyama Prefecture:Minoru Yoshida
- Wakayama Prefecture:Shinji Ono
- Yamagata Prefecture:Tōkichi Abiko
- Yamaguchi Prefecture:Masayuki Hashimoto
- Yamanashi Prefecture:Hisashi Amano
Events
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- January and February - 1963 Snowstorm in Japan, a heavy snowstorm with blizzard, followingavalanchehit in northeastern Honshu, according to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency confirmed report, 231 people lost their lives, 356 people were wounded.[2]
- February 10 - Five cities on northernmost part ofKyushumerge to become city ofKitakyushu
- February 26 - According toJapan Coast Guardofficial confirmed report, a passenger shipTokiwa Marusank by collision with logistic shipRichmond MaruoffKobe Port,Hyogo Prefecture,total 47 passengers and crew were fatalities.[page needed]
- April 19 – Amataro Sweets Teahouse, as predecessor of Colowide Restaurant Group, founded inZushi, KanagawaPrefecture.[3]
- May 1 -Sayama Incident
- May 21 - Establishment of theSeppiko-Mineyama Prefectural Natural Park
- July 15 - Establishment of theSanin Kaigan National Park
- July 24 - Establishment of theChōkai Quasi-National Park
- August 8 - Establishment of theZaō Quasi-National Park
- September 14 -Tokyo Convention
- November 9 -Mitsui Miike Coal Mine disaster- coal mine explosion kills 458.
- November 9 -Tsurumi rail accident- 161 deaths result from triple train disaster inYokohama
- November 11 –Tokyo Electronwas founded.[citation needed]
- November 21 -General election-Liberal Democratic Partywin 283 out of 467 seats.
- December 7 - Decision on theRyuichi Shimoda v. The Statecase
Educational institutions established
[edit]- Fukuyama City Junior College for Women
- Hakodate Otani College
- Kobe International University
- Niigata Woman's College
- Sanyo Women's College
- Seitoku Junior College of Nutrition
- Shiga Prefectural Ishiyama High School
- Toyama Women's College
- Toyama University of International Studies
- Tsuruoka National College of Technology
- Tsuyama National College of Technology
Buildings and structures
[edit]- February 28 - Opening ofHigashi-ginza Station
- November 20 - Commissioning ofOtori Dam
Culture
[edit]- March 1 - Establishment of theNational Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto
Arts and entertainment
[edit]For events inanime,see1963 in anime. For Japanese films released this year, seeList of Japanese films of 1963. For events intelevision,see1963 in Japanese television.
- April 1 - First issue ofBoy's Lifemagazine
- September 6 - Establishment ofCrown Recordsrecord label
- First issue ofMargaretmagazine[4]
- Establishment of theHiroshima Symphony Orchestra
Sports
[edit]Inassociation football,see1963 in Japanese football.The1963 Emperor's Cupwas won byWaseda University.
Inbaseball,see1963 Nippon Professional Baseball seasonand1963 Japan Series.
Inmotorsport,the firstJapanese Grand Prixtook place at theSuzuka Circuit.
Intennis,Japan was defeated in the Eastern zone final by India in the1963 Davis Cup.
Establishment of theAll-Japan Rugby Football Championship.
Births
[edit]- January 10 -Tarō Kōno,politician
- January 30 -Shōko Tsuda,voice actress
- March 14 -Mahiro Maeda,animator
- March 16 -Eiji Aonuma,game designer
- March 20 - Hiroshi Watari, actor of 1983 Space Sheriff SeriesUchuu Keiji Sharivan& 1986 Metal HeroJikuu Senshi Spielban
- March 24 - Keiichi Wada, actor of 1993 Super SentaiGosei Sentai Dairangeras Fire Star/Ryou
- March 26 -Natsuhiko Kyogoku,writer
- March 28 -Chieko Honda,voice actress (d.2013)
- April 27 –Sadaaki Yoshimura,former professional baseball player
- May 5 –Kimiyasu Kudo,professional baseball coach and former pitcher
- May 12 - Toshiya Fuji, actor of 1990 Super Sentai of Last 80's and 90's Super SentaiChikyuu Sentai Fivemanas Five Red/Gaku Hoshikawa.
- May 29 -Ukyo Katayama,racing driver
- August 7 -Hiroaki Hirata,voice actor
- August 8
- Rica Fukami,voice actress
- Emi Shinohara,voice actress (d.2024)
- August 9 -Zentarō Watanabe,music producer (d.2021)
- August 24 -Hideo Kojima,video-game director
- September 17 -Masahiro Chono,professional wrestler
- September 21 -Mamoru Samuragochi
- October 12 -Satoshi Kon,anime director (d.2010)
- November 23 -Yoshino Takamori,voice actress
- December 8 -Toshiaki Kawada,professional wrestler
- December 9 –Empress Masako,empress of Japan[5]
- December 12 -Ai Orikasa,voice actress and singer
- December 18 -Rikiya Koyama,voice actor
- December 22 -Luna H. Mitani,Surrealistpainter
Deaths
[edit]- February 18 -Tokugawa Iemasa,politician, 17th head of formerTokugawa shogunate(b.1884)
- April 14 -Kodō Nomura,novelist and music critic (b.1882)
- June 11 -Yuzo Kawashima,film director (b.1918)
- September 15 -Gyosaku Morozumi,general (b.1884)
- December 2 -Nobutsuna Sasaki,tankapoet (b.1872)
- December 10 -Yōko Ōta,writer (b.1906)
- December 12 -Yasujirō Ozu,filmmaker (b.1903)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Hirohito | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts".Encyclopedia Britannica.Retrieved27 March2019.
- ^ja: Chiêu hòa 38 niên hào tuyết(Japanese language)Retrieved date on 27 October 2017.
- ^ja:コロワイド# lịch sử(Japanese language edition)Retrieved on 9 May 2020.
- ^"The Rose of Versailles Manga Returns After 40 Years in New 1-Shot".Anime News Network.2013-04-17.Retrieved2014-08-24.
- ^"Masako | Facts, Biography, & Children".Encyclopedia Britannica.Retrieved23 November2020.
