1952 in Japan
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Events in the year 1952 in Japan.
Incumbents
- Emperor: Hirohito[1]
- Prime Minister: Shigeru Yoshida
- Chief Cabinet Secretary: Shigeru Hori until October 30, Taketora Ogata
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Kōtarō Tanaka
- President of the House of Representatives: Jōji Hayashi until August 1, Banboku Ōno from August 26 to August 28 and from October 24
- President of the House of Councillors: Naotake Satō
Events
- March 4 – A Richer Scale magnitude 8.1 earthquake with tsunami hit off coast Tokachi region, Hokkaido, according to Japanese government official report, 33 persons were fatalities with 287 persons wounded.[page needed]
- March 6 – The Musashino Bank (武蔵野銀行) was established in Saitama Prefecture.[2]
- March 7 – A Richer Scale magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit off coast Ishikawa Prefecture, seven persons died, eight persons were hurt, according to Japanese government official report.[3]
- April 28 - Treaty of San Francisco goes into effect, ending the Allied occupation of Japan.
- July 18 – A Richer Scale magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit in Takatori, Nara Prefecture, nine persons were fatalities, with 139 persons hurt, according to Japanese government official report.[page needed]
- October 1 - 1952 Japanese general election
Films
Births
- January 2 - Makoto Nakajima, bureaucrat, Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office
- January 17 - Ryuichi Sakamoto, musician, composer, producer and actor (Yellow Magic Orchestra)
- January 28 - Tomokazu Miura, actor
- February 3 - Miyako Yamaguchi
- February 8 - Daisuke Gōri, voice actor (d. 2010)
- February 19 – Ryū Murakami, novelist, short story writer, essayist and filmmaker
- February 23 – Miyuki Nakajima, singer
- April 10 – Masashi Sada, singer, lyricist, composer, novelist, actor, and a film producer
- May 2 – Mari Natsuki, singer, dancer and actress
- May 18 - Ryūzaburō Ōtomo, voice actor
- June 9 - Yukihiro Takahashi, musician and singer (Yellow Magic Orchestra)
- June 20 - Kōichi Mashimo, anime director
- July 15 - Yuriko Koike, politician, cabinet minister and governor of Tokyo.
- July 20 - Keiko Matsuzaka, actress
- July 2 – Rumiko Koyanagi, actress and singer
- November 16 - Shigeru Miyamoto, game designer
- December 6 - Shio Satō, Manga artist
- Shinichi Nishimiya, diplomat, designated Ambassador to China in 2012.
Deaths
- April 21 - Isamu Yokoyama
- August 22 - Hiranuma Kiichirō
- October 7 - Keisuke Okada
