1943 in Japan

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Events in the year 1943 in Japan.

Incumbents

• Emperor: Hirohito
• Prime Minister: Hideki Tōjō

Events

• January 14 – February 7 – Operation Ke
• January 29–30 – Battle of Rennell Island
• January 29–31 – Battle of Wau
• March 2–4 – Battle of the Bismarck Sea
• March 27 – Battle of the Komandorski Islands
• May 11–30 – Battle of Attu
• June 28 – July 1 – Battle of Viru Harbor
• June 30 – July 3 – Battle of Wickham Anchorage
• July 6 – Battle of Kula Gulf
• July 10–11 – Battle of Enogai
• July 12/13 – Battle of Kolombangara
• July 20 – Battle of Bairoko
• July 22 – August 4 – Battle of Munda Point
• August 6–7 – Battle of Vella Gulf
• August 17–18 – Battle off Horaniu
• September 10 – 1943 Tottori earthquake
• October 26 – According to Railroad Ministry of Japan official confirmed report, a 14-cars freight wagon was off derail, which collision with four passenger cars were derail, including a passenger car fall on river in Tsuchiura Station, Ibaraki Prefecture, resulting to death toll was 110 persons, 107 persons were wounded.
• October 27 – November 12 – Battle of the Treasury Islands
• November 7–8 – Battle of Koromokina Lagoon
• November 18–25 – Battle of Piva Forks
• November 20–23 – Battle of Tarawa
• November 20–23 – Battle of Makin
• December 16 – Ryobi founded in Hiroshima Prefecture, as predecessor name was Hishibi Manufacturing.

Births

Antonio Inoki

• January 7 – Sadako Sasaki, hibakusha (d. 1955)
• January 15 – Kirin Kiki, actress (d. 2018)
• January 19 – Haruo Yasuda, golfer
• February 20 – Antonio Inoki, wrestler
• February 22 – Otoya Yamaguchi, assassin (d. 1960)
• April 3 – Hikaru Saeki, Japanese admiral, the first female star officer of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
• April 23 – Fighting Harada, boxer (real name Masahiko Harada)
• August 17 – Yukio Kasaya, ski jumper
• September 16 – Tadamasa Goto, Japanese yakuza boss
• November 20 – Mie Hama, actress
• December 2 – Kiwako Taichi, actress (d. 1992)
• December 11 – Mariko Kaga, actress

Deaths

• February 4 – Senjūrō Hayashi, Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1876)
• March 19 – Fujishima Takeji, painter (b. 1867)
• April 18 – Isoroku Yamamoto, admiral (b. 1884)
• May 29 – Yasuyo Yamasaki, army officer (b. 1891)
• July 6 – Teruo Akiyama, admiral (b. 1891)
• July 12/13 – Shunji Isaki, admiral (b. 1892)
• August 21 – Hirohide Fushimi, lieutenant Commander (b. 1912)
• August 22 – Tōson Shimazaki, author (b. 1872)
• September 10 – Takeshi Sakurada, lieutenant general (b. 1891)
• October 16 – Yanagihara Naruko, lady-in-waiting and concubine (b. 1859)
• October 17 –Denji Kuroshima, author (b. 1898)
• November 20 – Keiji Shibazaki, Rear Admiral (b. 1894)

See also

• List of Japanese films of the 1940s