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Events in the year 1993 in Japan. It corresponds to Heisei 5 (平成5年)) in the Japanese calendar.

Incumbents

Emperor: Akihito^[1]
Prime Minister: Kiichi Miyazawa (L–Hiroshima) until August 9, Hosokawa Morihiro (JNP–Kumamoto)
Chief Cabinet Secretary: Yōhei Kōno (L–Kanagawa) until August 9, Masayoshi Takemura (NPH–Shiga)
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Ryōhachi Kusaba
President of the House of Representatives: Yoshio Sakurauchi (L–Shimane) until June 18, Takako Doi (S–Hyōgo) from August 6
President of the House of Councillors: Bunbē Hara (L–Tokyo)
Diet sessions: 126th (regular, January 22 to June 18), 127th (special, August 5 to August 28), 128th (extraordinary, September 17 to 1994, January 29)

Governors

Aichi Prefecture: Reiji Suzuki
Akita Prefecture: Kikuji Sasaki
Aomori Prefecture: Masaya Kitamura
Chiba Prefecture: Takeshi Numata
Ehime Prefecture: Sadayuki Iga
Fukui Prefecture: Yukio Kurita
Fukuoka Prefecture: Hachiji Okuda
Fukushima Prefecture: Eisaku Satō
Gifu Prefecture: Taku Kajiwara
Gunma Prefecture: Hiroyuki Kodera
Hiroshima Prefecture: Toranosuke Takeshita (until 28 November); Yūzan Fujita (starting 29 November)
Hokkaido: Takahiro Yokomichi
Hyogo Prefecture: Toshitami Kaihara
Ibaraki Prefecture: Fujio Takeuchi (until 11 August); Masaru Hashimoto (starting 26 September)
Ishikawa Prefecture: Yōichi Nakanishi
Iwate Prefecture: Iwao Kudō
Kagawa Prefecture: Jōichi Hirai
Kagoshima Prefecture: Yoshiteru Tsuchiya
Kanagawa Prefecture: Kazuji Nagasu
Kochi Prefecture: Daijiro Hashimoto
Kumamoto Prefecture: Joji Fukushima
Kyoto Prefecture: Teiichi Aramaki
Mie Prefecture: Ryōzō Tagawa
Miyagi Prefecture: Shuntarō Honma (until 4 October); Shirō Asano (starting 24 November)
Miyazaki Prefecture: Suketaka Matsukata
Nagano Prefecture: Gorō Yoshimura
Nagasaki Prefecture: Isamu Takada
Nara Prefecture: Yoshiya Kakimoto
Niigata Prefecture: Ikuo Hirayama
Oita Prefecture: Morihiko Hiramatsu
Okayama Prefecture: Shiro Nagano
Okinawa Prefecture: Masahide Ōta
Osaka Prefecture: Kazuo Nakagawa
Saga Prefecture: Isamu Imoto
Saitama Prefecture: Yoshihiko Tsuchiya
Shiga Prefecture: Minoru Inaba
Shiname Prefecture: Nobuyoshi Sumita
Shizuoka Prefecture: Shigeyoshi Saitō (until 23 June); Yoshinobu Ishikawa (starting 1 August)
Tochigi Prefecture: Fumio Watanabe
Tokushima Prefecture: Shinzo Miki (until 4 October); Toshio Endo (starting 4 October)
Tokyo: Shun'ichi Suzuki
Tottori Prefecture: Yuji Nishio
Toyama Prefecture: Yutaka Nakaoki
Wakayama Prefecture: Shirō Kariya
Yamagata Prefecture: Seiichirō Itagaki (until 2 February); Kazuo Takahashi (starting 14 February)
Yamaguchi Prefecture: Toru Hirai
Yamanashi Prefecture: Ken Amano

Events

January 15: A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the shore of Kushiro, Hokkaido. Two people died and 966 were injured.^[2]^{[better source needed]}
January 27: Sumo wrestler Akebono Tarō becomes the first non-Japanese to reach the rank of yokozuna.
April 15: 10th anniversary of the opening of Tokyo Disneyland.
May 15: The J-League is established
June 9: Crown Prince Naruhito marries Masako Owada.
June 22: New Party Sakigake breaks away from the Liberal Democratic Party.
July 7 - July 9: G7 summit is held in Tokyo.
July 16: The Yokohama Landmark Tower, Japan's tallest building until the opening of the Abeno Harukas skyscraper, is completed.
July 18: General elections for the House of Representatives of Japan are held. The Liberal Democratic Party fails to secure a majority.
August 1 to 6: A torrential rain and debris flow occur in Kagoshima area, Kyushu Island, according to a report by the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, 72 people died and 142 were injured.^[3]^{[better source needed]}
August 3: Kono Statement issued by Japanese government.
August 6: Hosokawa Morihiro is elected as the Prime Minister of Japan. A non-Liberal Democratic Party coalition government composed of seven parties is formed.
October 5: An accident on the Nankō Port Town Line, an automated people mover in Osaka, injures 215 people at Suminoekōen Station.^{[citation needed]}

Births

January 6 – Taku Yashiro, voice actor
January 12
- Aika Mitsui, singer
- Yu Inaba, actor^[4]
January 29 – Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, singer and model
January 30 - Kodai Senga, professional baseball player
February 11 - Takumi Ohshiro, professional baseball player
February 13 - Kasumi Arimura, actress
February 16 - Sōsuke Genda, professional baseball player
February 20 - Nanami Hashimoto, idol singer, model, actress
February 23 - Kasumi Ishikawa, table tennis player
March 24 - Ryo Ryusei, actor
April 1 - Keito Okamoto, singer
April 11 - Yūji Takahashi, footballer
April 26 - Kaoru Mitsumune, actress and model
May 3 - Shuto Takajo, professional baseball player
May 9 - Ryosuke Yamada, actor and singer
May 10 - Mirai Shida, actress
May 17 – Ayaka Sayama, gravure idol
June 15 - Kanna Arihara, singer
June 21 - Reni Takagi, idol
July 2 - Yosuke Kishi, singer and actor
July 13 - Rena Nōnen, actress and fashion model
July 14 - Sayaka Yamamoto, singer and actress
July 15 - Masataka Yoshida, professional baseball player
July 30 - Miho Miyazaki, singer and actress
August 3 – Yurina Kumai, singer
August 4 – Alan Shirahama, singer, dancer and actor
August 5 – Suzuka Ohgo, child actress
August 6 – Kaori Ishihara, voice actress
August 9 - Kensuke Kondo, professional baseball player
August 10 - Yuto Nakajima, singer
August 28 – Sora Amamiya, voice actress and singer.
August 31 – Haruka Imai, figure skater
September 1 - Shōta Imanaga, professional baseball player
September 19 – Miyuki Watanabe, singer and model
November 10 - Azusa Tadokoro, voice actress and singer^[5]
November 20 – Sumire Satō, actress and idol^[6]
November 26 – Erena Ono, singer^[7]
November 30 – Yuri Chinen, singer and actor^[8]
December 7 - Kiyou Shimizu, karate martial artist^[9]
December 15 - Yuko Araki, actress and model^[10]
December 18 - Riria, actress^[11]
December 23 - Ruriko Kojima, gravure idol and sportscaster^[12]
December 24 - Mariya Nishiuchi, actress, model and singer-songwriter^[13]
December 25 - Emi Takei, actress, model and singer^[14]
December 28 - Yua Shinkawa, actress and model^[15]

Deaths

January 22: Kōbō Abe, author (b. 1924)
February 9: Saburo Okita, former foreign minister (b. 1914)
February 28: Ishirō Honda, film director (b. 1911)
April 2: Masaichi Niimi, admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War (b. 1887)
July 3: Tadao Yoshida, founder of the YKK Group, the world's largest zipper manufacturer (b. 1908)
July 10: Masuji Ibuse, writer (b. 1898)
August 6: Genkei Masamune, botanist (b. 1899)
August 21: Ichirō Fujiyama, composer and singer (b. 1911)
October 29: Masahiro Makino, film director (b. 1908)
November 14: Sanzō Nosaka, one of the founders of the Japanese Communist Party (b. 1892)^[16]^[17]
December 16: Kakuei Tanaka, former Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1918)^[18]
December 20: Iichirō Hatoyama, politician and diplomat (b. 1918)^[19]

Statistics

Yen value: US$1 = ¥109.91 (December 1)

References

^ "Akihito | Biography, Reign, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
^ ja:釧路沖地震 (Japanese language) Retrieved on 28 November.
^ ja:平成5年8月豪雨 (Japanese language) Retrieved on 28 November.
^ ""「マルチ」をめざすスターの原石" Town News (February 11, 2010)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
^ "田所あずさ Azusa Tadokoro". Artists (in Japanese). HoriPro International. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
^ 佐藤すみれ - すみれだより [sumire sato - from sumire] (in Japanese). DMM.com. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
^ 小野恵令奈 [Erena Ono]. AKB48 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
^ 知念侑李のプロフィール [Profile of Yuri Chinen]. Oricon News (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
^ "Kiyou Shimizu". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^ 新木優子 [YUKO NIIGI] (in Japanese). Stardust Promotion, Inc. Stardust Music, Inc. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ "Official Profile at Kirin Pro". Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
^ 小島瑠璃子 (コジマルリコ) [Ruriko Kojima (Kojima Riko)] (in Japanese). HoriPro Inc. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ "Mariya Nishiuchi". Zimbio. Livingly Media, Inc. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ "Emi Takei". Zimbio. Livingly Media, Inc. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
^ "「Seventeen」卒業の新川優愛、モデル・女優としての活動を振り返る＜プロフィール・略歴＞" [Yuai Shinkawa, graduating from "Seventeen", looks back on her work as a model and actress <profile and biography>]. Model Press (in Japanese). Netnative Inc. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ Kirkup, James (16 November 1993). "Obituary: Sanzo Nosaka". People. The Independent. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ "Political Obituary, 1990-2007" (in Spanish). ZPC, Roberto Ortiz de Zárate. Archived from the original on 6 July 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ Sterngold, James (17 December 1993). "Kakuei Tanaka, 75, Ex-Premier and Political Force in Japan, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
^ "Iichiro Hatoyama; Ex-Foreign Minister, 75". The New York Times. Reuters. 20 December 1993. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[1] "Akihito | Biography, Reign, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.

[2] :釧路沖地震 (Japanese language) Retrieved on 28 November.

[3] :平成5年8月豪雨 (Japanese language) Retrieved on 28 November.

[4] ""「マルチ」をめざすスターの原石" Town News (February 11, 2010)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2015-06-12.

[5] "田所あずさ Azusa Tadokoro". Artists (in Japanese). HoriPro International. Retrieved 1 May 2022.

[6] 佐藤すみれ - すみれだより [sumire sato - from sumire] (in Japanese). DMM.com. Retrieved 1 May 2022.

[7] 小野恵令奈 [Erena Ono]. AKB48 (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2022.

[8] 知念侑李のプロフィール [Profile of Yuri Chinen]. Oricon News (in Japanese). oricon ME inc. 24 March 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2022.

[9] "Kiyou Shimizu". Olympedia. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

[10] 新木優子 [YUKO NIIGI] (in Japanese). Stardust Promotion, Inc. Stardust Music, Inc. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[11] "Official Profile at Kirin Pro". Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved January 3, 2023.

[12] 小島瑠璃子 (コジマルリコ) [Ruriko Kojima (Kojima Riko)] (in Japanese). HoriPro Inc. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[13] "Mariya Nishiuchi". Zimbio. Livingly Media, Inc. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[14] "Emi Takei". Zimbio. Livingly Media, Inc. Retrieved 16 October 2021.

[15] "「Seventeen」卒業の新川優愛、モデル・女優としての活動を振り返る＜プロフィール・略歴＞" [Yuai Shinkawa, graduating from "Seventeen", looks back on her work as a model and actress <profile and biography>]. Model Press (in Japanese). Netnative Inc. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[16] Kirkup, James (16 November 1993). "Obituary: Sanzo Nosaka". People. The Independent. Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[17] "Political Obituary, 1990-2007" (in Spanish). ZPC, Roberto Ortiz de Zárate. Archived from the original on 6 July 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[18] Sterngold, James (17 December 1993). "Kakuei Tanaka, 75, Ex-Premier and Political Force in Japan, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 October 2021.

[19] "Iichiro Hatoyama; Ex-Foreign Minister, 75". The New York Times. Reuters. 20 December 1993. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

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Governors

Events

Births

Deaths

Statistics

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