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Events in the year 1956 in Japan.
Incumbents
[edit]- Emperor: Hirohito[1]
- 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
[edit]- 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
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- 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.[page needed]
- April 10 – Sanwa Shutter was founded in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture.[page needed]
- 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.[citation needed]
- 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.[citation needed]
- December 12 - Japan becomes a member of the United Nations
Births
[edit]- January 1 - Kōji Yakusho, actor
- January 3 - Tomiko Suzuki, voice actress (d. 2003)
- January 5 - Chen Kenichi, chef
- February 5 – Mao Daichi, actress (Takarazuka Revue)
- February 15 - Miyoko Asada, actress
- February 16 – Takayoshi Nakao, former professional baseball player
- February 23 - Goro Noguchi, singer and actor
- February 26 - Keisuke Kuwata, musician
- February 27 – Kenji Niinuma, enka singer
- March 13 – Motoharu Sano, musician and singer-songwriter
- March 20 - Naoto Takenaka, actor, comedian, singer and director
- March 24 – Shinsuke Shimada, former television presenter
- April 8 - Yoshiko Tanaka, actress (d. 2011)
- April 12 - Yasuo Tanaka, politician and novelist
- May 28 - Sayuri Yamauchi, voice actress (d. 2012)
- May 31 - Yoshiko Sakakibara, voice actress
- June 27 – Takeshi Nishimoto, former professional baseball pitcher
- July 15 - Toshihiko Seko, long-distance runner
- July 19 - Yoshiaki Yatsu, professional wrestler
- August 4 - Mika Doi, voice actress
- August 25 – Takeshi Okada, association footballer and football coach
- August 31 - Masashi Tashiro, television performer
- September 7 – Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi, singer-songwriter
- September 20 - Makiko Kinoshita, composer
- October 26 – Machiko Watanabe, singer and singer-songwriter
- December 19 - Masami Akita, noise musician, (aka Merzbow)
Deaths
[edit]- January 4 – Makoto Nishimura, biologist (b. 1883)
- June 3 – Fukushi Masaichi, physician and pathologist (b. 1878)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Hirohito | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
