1992 in Japan
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Events in the year 1992 in Japan. It corresponds to Heisei 4 (平成4年) in the Japanese calendar.
Incumbents
- Emperor: Akihito[1]
- Prime Minister: Kiichi Miyazawa (L–Hiroshima)
- Chief Cabinet Secretary: Kōichi Katō (L–Yamagata) until December 12, Yōhei Kōno (L–Kanagawa)
- Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Ryōhachi Kusaba
- President of the House of Representatives: Yoshio Sakurauchi (L–Shimane)
- President of the House of Councillors: Yūji Osada (L–proportional) until July 9, Bunbē Hara (L–Tokyo) from August 7
- Diet sessions: 123rd (regular, January 24 to June 21), 124th (extraordinary, August 7 to August 11), 125th (extraordinary, October 30 to December 10)
Events
- January 8: US President George H. W. Bush vomits in Prime Minister Miyazawa's lap during a state dinner.
- March 7: Sailor Moon anime series starts on TV Asahi.
- March 14: Nozomi services begin on the Tokaido Shinkansen.
- March 25: Huis ten Bosch opens in Nagasaki Prefecture.
- April 1
- Chiba City is divided into wards.
- Taiyo Kobe Mitsui Bank renames itself to Sakura Bank.
- April 27: Kirby's Dream Land, the first video game in the Kirby series by Nintendo and HAL Laboratory and the debut of Kirby himself, is released.
- May 2: Civil servants are granted a two-day weekend for the first time.
- May 22: Japan New Party founded.
- July 1: Yamagata Shinkansen opens.
- July 26: In Upper House elections, the LDP holds on to a slim coalition majority.
- October 14: Liberal Democratic Party member Shin Kanemaru resigns over the receipt of illegal payments from Sagawa Express.
- October 23: Emperor Akihito visits the People's Republic of China for the first time.
- October 29–November 8: Finals of the 1992 AFC Asian Cup held in Japan. The Japan national football team defeat the defending champions, Saudi Arabia, in the final in Hiroshima.
Births
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- January 6: Hiroya, kickboxer
- January 12: Mao Kobayashi, idol
- February 1: Mao Ichimichi, actress
- February 7: Maimi Yajima, singer
- February 26: Ai Shinozaki, gravure idol and singer
- March 6: Momoko Tsugunaga, singer
- March 11: Nao Tōyama, voice actress and singer
- March 21: Erena Mizusawa, model and actress
- March 25: Machico, singer and voice actress
- March 27: Aoi Yūki, voice actress
- April 13: Daichi Hashimoto, professional wrestler
- April 25: Kyosuke Ikeda, actor and voice actor
- May 1: You Kikkawa, singer
- May 22: Chinami Tokunaga, J-pop singer
- June 27: Tsubasa Honda, actress and model
- July 3: Maasa Sudo, singer
- July 12: Anna Ishibashi, model and actress
- July 15: Koharu Kusumi, J-pop singer, voice actress, and model
- July 16: Tetsuto Yamada, Japanse professional baseball player
- August 6: Saori Ōnishi, voice actress
- August 10: Ari Ozawa, voice actress
- August 16: Zawachin, model
- August 18: Riko Narumi, actress and model
- August 20: Mai Shiraishi, idol singer and model
- August 23: Yuka Kono, figure skater
- August 25: Miyabi Natsuyaki, singer
- August 27
- Ayame Goriki, actress, singer and model
- Sayuri Matsumura, idol singer, model
- September 3: Sachie Ishizu, tennis player
- September 7: Suzuka Morita, model and actress
- September 28: Koko Tsurumi, artistic gymnast
- October 2: Yasuaki Yamasaki, professional baseball player
- October 3: Aina Hashimoto, singer, actress and voice actress
- October 4: Shun Miyazato, actor and voice actor
- October 5: Hirotaka Chiba, actor and voice actor
- October 19: Shiho, actress and model
- October 27: Taiko Katono, actor and model
- November 5: Takuya Kai, professional baseball player
- November 20: Maiha Ishimura, singer
- November 25: Haru Nomura, golfer
- December 8: Yui Yokoyama, singer and actress
- December 14: Ryo Miyaichi, footballer
- December 20: Shuta Tonosaki, professional baseball player
- December 22: Shiori Kutsuna, actress and idol
Deaths
- April 25: Yutaka Ozaki, songwriter and rock star (b. 1965)
- May 11: Taku Izumi, composer (b. 1930)[2]
- May 22: Lee Yangji, author (b. 1955)
- May 24: Hitoshi Ogawa, racing car driver (b. 1956)
- May 27: Machiko Hasegawa, illustrator (b. 1920)
- May 29: Yoshitoshi Mori, artist (b. 1898)
- June 8: Sakae Ōba, officer of the Imperial Japanese Army (b. 1914)
- June 10: Hachidai Nakamura, composer (b. 1931)[3]
- July 5: Toshirō Oumi, singer, composer (b. 1918)[4]
- August 4: Seicho Matsumoto, author (b. 1909)
- August 12: Kenji Nakagami, author (b. 1946)
- September 5: Yasuji Mori, animator (b. 1925)
- September 25: Kazuko Matsuo, singer (b. 1935)[5]
Statistics
- Yen value: US$1 = ¥111.85 (December 31)
See also
References
- ^ "Akihito | Biography, Reign, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ ja:いずみたく (Japanese language edition) Retrieved 21 November 2018[circular reference]
- ^ ja:中村八大 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved 21 November 2018[circular reference]
- ^ ja:近江俊郎 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved 21 November 2018[circular reference]
- ^ ja:松尾和子 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved 21 November 2018[circular reference]
