1969 in Japan

1969 in Japan
Events in the year 1969 in Japan.
Incumbents
Emperor: Hirohito
Prime Minister: Eisaku Satō (Liberal Democratic)
Chief Cabinet Secretary: Shigeru Hori
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Masatoshi Yokota until January 10, Kazuto Ishida from January 11
President of the House of Representatives: Mitsujirō Ishii until July 16, Takechiyo Matsuda from December 3 to December 27
President of the House of Councillors: Yūzō Shigemune
Governors
Aichi Prefecture: Mikine Kuwahara
Akita Prefecture: Yūjirō Obata
Aomori Prefecture: Shunkichi Takeuchi
Chiba Prefecture: Taketo Tomonō
Ehime Prefecture: Sadatake Hisamatsu
Fukui Prefecture: Heidayū Nakagawa
Fukuoka Prefecture: Hikaru Kamei
Fukushima Prefecture: Morie Kimura
Gifu Prefecture: Saburō Hirano
Gunma Prefecture: Konroku Kanda
Hiroshima Prefecture: Iduo Nagano
Hokkaido: Kingo Machimura
Hyogo Prefecture: Motohiko Kanai
Ibaraki Prefecture: Nirō Iwakami
Ishikawa Prefecture: Yōichi Nakanishi
Iwate Prefecture: Tadashi Chida
Kagawa Prefecture: Masanori Kaneko
Kagoshima Prefecture: Saburō Kanemaru
Kanagawa Prefecture: Bunwa Tsuda
Kochi Prefecture: Masumi Mizobuchi
Kumamoto Prefecture: Kōsaku Teramoto
Kyoto Prefecture: Torazō Ninagawa
Mie Prefecture: Satoru Tanaka
Miyagi Prefecture: Shintaro Takahashi (until 27 March); Sōichirō Yamamoto (starting 28 March)
Miyazaki Prefecture: Hiroshi Kuroki
Nagano Prefecture: Gon'ichirō Nishizawa
Nagasaki Prefecture: Katsuya Sato
Nara Prefecture: Ryozo Okuda
Niigata Prefecture: Shiro Watari
Oita Prefecture: Kaoru Kinoshita
Okayama Prefecture: Takenori Kato
Osaka Prefecture: Gisen Satō
Saga Prefecture: Sunao Ikeda
Saitama Prefecture: Hiroshi Kurihara
Shiga Prefecture: Kinichiro Nozaki
Shiname Prefecture: Choemon Tanabe
Shizuoka Prefecture: Yūtarō Takeyama
Tochigi Prefecture: Nobuo Yokokawa
Tokushima Prefecture: Yasunobu Takeichi
Tokyo: Ryōkichi Minobe
Tottori Prefecture: Jirō Ishiba
Toyama Prefecture: Minoru Yoshida (until 1 December); Kokichi Nakada (starting 30 December)
Wakayama Prefecture: Masao Ohashi
Yamagata Prefecture: Tōkichi Abiko
Yamaguchi Prefecture: Masayuki Hashimoto
Yamanashi Prefecture: Kunio Tanabe
Events
January 5 - According to Japan Coast Guard official confirmed report, a bulk carrier Boriba Maru capsized off Nojimazaki Lighthouse, Chiba Prefecture, 31 crew were fatalities.
January 18 to 19 - According to Japan National Police Agency official confirmed report, a fierce battle between riot police unit and extreme and core university students in Yasuda Auditorium, Tokyo University, during the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. A total of 457 students were arrested and 757 injured.
February 5 - A resort hotel fire in Bandai-Atami Spa, Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, according to Fire and Disaster Management Agency, official confirmed report, 30 persons lost their lives, with 35 persons injured.
April 3- According to JFDMA official confirmed report, a gas explosion hit Moshiri coal mine in Akabira, Hokkaido, official resulting death toll is 19 persons, with 24 persons hurt. This mine officially shut down on April 30.
May 16 – Senon Security Service was founded, as predecessor name of FarEastern Security Service.
June 24 to July 11 - According to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency official confirmed report, a torrential rain, following landslide hit in Kagoshima Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture, this natural disaster total death number of 89 person.
October 1 - The National Space Development Agency of Japan is established.
December 1 - Sumitomo Bank introduces Japan's first ATM.
December 27 - 1969 Japanese general election - Liberal Democratic Party win 47.6% of popular vote, Yoshirō Mori, Tsutomu Hata and Ichirō Ozawa all elected for first time
Births
January 27 - Cornelius, rock musician, singer and producer (Flipper's Guitar)
January 29 - Hyde, rock musician, singer and guitarist
February 6 – Masaharu Fukuyama, singer-songwriter and actor
February 20 - Keiji Takayama, professional wrestler
March 12 - Akemi Okamura, voice actress
March 15 - Yutaka Take, jockey
March 29 - Chiaki Ishikawa, singer See-Saw
April 11 - Chisato Moritaka, singer
April 18 - Sayako Kuroda, formerly Sayako, Princess Nori, daughter of Emperor Akihito
May 15 - Hideki Irabu, baseball player
May 18 – Noriyuki Makihara, singer-songwriter
June 4 - Takako Minekawa, musician, composer and writer
June 29 - Tōru Hashimoto, politician, lawyer, mayor of Osaka city and former leader of the Japan Innovation Party
July 8 - Sugizo, guitarist and singer
July 18 - Masanori Murakawa, professional wrestler
August 8 - Dick Togo, professional wrestler
August 13 - Midori Ito, figure skater
September 12 - Shigeki Maruyama, golfer
October 2 - Jun Akiyama, professional wrestler
October 3
Yuriko Ishida, actress and essayist
Tetsuya, musician
October 14 - Kōsuke Okano, voice actor
November 17 - Ryōtarō Okiayu, voice actor
November 20 - Sakura, musician
December 13 - Hideo Ishikawa, voice actor
December 20
Chisa Yokoyama, voice actress
Kenji Ogiwara, former nordic combined skier
Tsugiharu Ogiwara, former nordic combined skier
December 24
Taro Goto, footballer
Ryuji Kato, footballer
Miyuki Matsushita, voice actress
Mariko Shiga, voice actress (d. 1989)
Deaths
April 26 - Morihei Ueshiba, martial artist and founder of Aikido (b. 1883)
June 1 - Michiyo Tsujimura, agricultural scientist (b. 1888)
July 9 - Raizō Tanaka, admiral (b. 1892)
July 17 - Ichikawa Raizō VIII, actor (b. 1931)
See also
1969 in Japanese television
List of Japanese films of 1969
References
1960s in Japan
Japan
Years of the 20th century in Japan
1969 in Asia