1970 in Japan
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Events from the year 1970 in Japan.
Incumbents
- Emperor: Hirohito
- Prime Minister: Eisaku Satō (Liberal Democratic)
- Chief Cabinet Secretary: Shigeru Hori
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Kazuto Ishida
- President of the House of Representatives: Naka Funada from January 14
- President of the House of Councillors: Yūzō Shigemune
Events
- March 15-September 13 - Expo '70 in Osaka.
- March 31 - Hijacking of Japan Airlines Flight 351
- April 8 - Gas explosion at subway construction site in Osaka kills 79, injures over 400.
Births
- January 19 - Udo Suzuki, comedian
- March 21 - Shiho Niiyama, voice actress (d. 2000)
- April 5 - Miho Hatori, singer-songwriter
- April 23 - Sadao Abe, actor
- April 25 - Tomoko Kawakami, voice actress (d. 2011)
- May 25 - Satsuki Yukino, voice actress,
- May 26 - Nobuhiro Watsuki, cartoonist
- September 13 - Susumu Chiba, voice actor
- September 19
- Yuka Imai, voice actress
- Takanori Nishikawa, singer
- September 25 - Aja Kong, professional wrestler
- September 26 - Yukio Iketani, gymnast
- September 27 - Yoshiharu Habu, professional shogi player
- September 28 - Kimiko Date-Krumm, tennis player
- September 29 - Yoshihiro Tajiri, professional wrestler
- October 8 - Tetsuya Nomura, video game creator and film director
Deaths
- January 25 - Eiji Tsuburaya, film director and special effects designer
- November 25 - Yukio Mishima and Masakatsu Morita
