1978 in Japan
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Events in the year 1978 in Japan.
Incumbents
- Emperor: Hirohito
- Prime minister: Takeo Fukuda (Liberal Democratic) until December 7, Masayoshi Ōhira (Liberal Democratic)
- Chief Cabinet Secretary: Shintaro Abe until December 7, Rokusuke Tanaka
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Masao Okahara
- President of the House of Representatives: Shigeru Hori
- President of the House of Councillors: Ken Yasui
- Diet sessions: 84th (regular session opened in December 19, 1977, to June 16), 85th (extraordinary, September 18 to October 21), 86th (extraordinary, December 6 to December 12), 87th (regular, December 22 to June 14, 1979)
Events
- March 26 - Protesters destroy much of equipment in the control tower of Narita Airport with Molotov cocktails, set to open in just four days.
- June 12 - A large 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits offshore Miyagi Prefecture and causes 28 deaths and 1,325 injuries.[1]
- August 12 - The Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and the People's Republic of China is concluded.[2]
Births
- May 4 - Daisuke Ono, voice actor
Deaths
- July 10 - Takashi Suzuki, politician
See also
References
- ^ "Significant Earthquakes of the World". Earthquake.usgs.gov. 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
- ^ "日本歴史地名大系：JapanKnowledge Select Series". Rekishi.jkn21.com. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
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