Events in the year 1958 in Japan. It corresponds to ShÃ
Âwa 33 (æÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ33å¹´) in the Japanese calendar.
Incumbents
Governors
Events
- January 26 â According to Japan Coast Guard official confirmed report, a passenger ferry Nankai Maru capsized Kii Channel, between Wakayama City to Tokushima City, total 167 persons drowned.
- March 1 â Two medium-size airlines, FarEastern Airways of Japan and Nippon Helicopter Transport, are merged to become All Nippon Airways (ANA) which begins operation in Japan.
- March 9 â The Kanmon Tunnel opens, connecting Honshu and Kyushu by road for the first time.
- April Unknown date – Ohyama Blow Manufacturing, as predecessor of Iris Ohyama was founded.
- May 2 â Nagasaki Flag incident - Ultra-nationalists pull down a Chinese flag hanging outside an exhibition of postage stamps in Nagasaki, freezing relations between China and Japan.
- May 22 â General election of 1958 - The Liberal Democratic Party win 298 out of 467 seats.
- June 24 â According to official Japanese government confirmed report, a large scale eruption in Mount Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, killed a total of twelve persons, and wounded 28.
- August 2 â An All Nippon Airways Douglas DC-3 plunges in the sea close to the Izu Islands, killing all 33 occupants of the aircraft.
- August 25 â Instant noodles go on sale for the first time in Japan.
- September 27 â Typhoon Ida kills at least 1,269 in Honshu.
- October 14 â Construction of Tokyo Tower is completed.
- November 10 â According to Japan Meteorological Agency official confirmed report, a large scale erupted in Mount Asama, Gunma Prefecture, ash height maximum 8,000 meters.
- December 23 â Tokyo Tower is opened to the public for the first time, at a final cost of ÃÂ¥2.8 billion ($8.4 million in 1958).
- December 27 â National Health Care Act of 1958.
- unknown date - Japanese 10 yen coin ceases having serrated edges after a 5-year period beginning in 1953. All 10 yen coins since have smooth edges.
Births
Many notable Japanese individuals from Young Japanese Baby Boom/Danso Generation were born in 1958, such as Junko Yagami, Hiroshi Senju, Sayuri Ishikawa, RyÃ
 Horikawa, Keigo Higashino, SaburÃ
 TokitÃ
Â, Shinobu Satouchi, , Aska, Mitsuyo Nemoto, Tetsuro Oda, Hiromi Kawakami, Shinobu Adachi, HyÃ
Âichi KÃ
Âno, Crayon Shin-chan creator Yoshito Usui, Yasushi Akimoto, Saki Kubota, , Toshio Okada, Tatsunori Hara, Sho Hayami, Minoru Kawasaki, Tatsuya Maeda, Eiji Otsuka, Mitsuru Miyamoto, Koji Tamaki, Mitsutoshi Tanaka, Masahiro Morioka, Junji Sakamoto, Masato Nakamura, Satoko Fujii, Masako Katsuki, Ako Mayama, , Hiromi Iwasaki, Tetsuya Komuro, Mina Asami, Kanako Higuchi, and Mieko Harada.
JanuaryâÂÂMarch
- January 5 – Junko Yagami, musician and singer-songwriter
- January 7 – Hiroshi Senju, Nihonga artist
- January 20 – Masuo Amada, voice actor
- January 30 – Sayuri Ishikawa, enka singer
- February 1 – RyÃ
 Horikawa, actor and voice actor
- February 4
- Keigo Higashino, writer
- SaburÃ
 TokitÃ
Â, singer and actor
- February 11 – Shinobu Satouchi, voice actor
- February 20 – , actress, woman talent, and TV presenter
- February 24 – Aska, singer
- March 1 – Noritoshi Hirata, former Olympic gymnast
- March 7 – Tomohiro Maruyama, professional golfer
- March 9 – Mitsuyo Nemoto, actress and musician
- March 10 – Hiroshi Yanaka, voice actor
- March 11 – Tetsuro Oda, composer and record producer
- March 14 – Nobuhiro Ishizaki, football player and manager of Matsumoto Yamaga FC
- March 16 – Shuji Kira, politician
AprilâÂÂJune
- April 1 – Hiromi Kawakami, author and writer
- April 7 – Shinobu Adachi, actress, voice actress, and narrator
- April 12 – HyÃ
Âichi KÃ
Âno, adventurer (d. 2001)
- April 21
- Michiko Ueno, politician
- Yoshito Usui, creator of Crayon Shin-chan (d. 2009)
- May 2 – Yasushi Akimoto, record producer, lyricist and television writer
- May 11 – Sayuri Kume, singer-songwriter
- June 8 – , potter, ceramic artist, and the son of ChÃ
Âzaemon Ã
Âhi
- June 14 – Masami Yoshida, javelin thrower (d. 2000)
- June 20 – TeiyÃ
« IchiryÃ
«sai, voice actress
JulyâÂÂSeptember
- July 1 – Toshio Okada, anime producer, writer, and lecturer
- July 5 – Kyoko Terase, voice actress
- July 22 – Tatsunori Hara, professional baseball coach, manager, and former player
- August 2 – ShÃ
 Hayami, actor, voice actor, and singer
- August 15
- Chiharu Suzuka, voice actress
- Minoru Kawasaki, film director
- Rieko Matsuura, writer and short story writer
- August 22 – Tatsuya Maeda, musician
- August 27
- Hachiro Nitta, politician
- Yoshinori Mizumaki, professional golfer
- August 28 – Eiji Otsuka, social critic, folklorist, media theorist, and writer
- September 8
- Mitsuru Miyamoto, voice actor
- Reiko Terashima, manga artist and illustrator
- September 13 – Koji Tamaki, musician and actor
- September 24 – Mitsutoshi Tanaka, film and commercial director
- September 25 – Masahiro Morioka, philosopher
OctoberâÂÂDecember
- October 1
- Junji Sakamoto, film director
- Masato Nakamura, musician and bassist
- October 9 – Satoko Fujii, jazz musician and pianist
- October 15 – Masako Katsuki, voice actress
- October 23 – Hiroyuki Kinoshita, actor and voice actor
- October 24 – Hatsuhiko Tsuji, professional baseball coach and former player
- November 12 – Hiromi Iwasaki, singer
- November 15
- Ako Mayama, voice actress
- , actor
- November 20 – , actress
- November 27 – Tetsuya Komuro, music producer and songwriter
- December 2 – Mina Asami, actress
- December 13 – Kanako Higuchi, actress
- December 24 – Munetaka Higuchi, musician and record producer (d. 2008)
- December 26 – Mieko Harada, actress
Unknown Date
Deaths
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References