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1958 in Japan

Events in the year 1958 in Japan. It corresponds to Shōwa 33 (昭和33年) in the Japanese calendar.

Incumbents

Governors

Events

  • January 26 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – General election of 1958 - The Liberal Democratic Party win 298 out of 467 seats.
  • June 24 – 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 – 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 – Instant noodles go on sale for the first time in Japan.
  • September 27 – Typhoon Ida kills at least 1,269 in Honshu.
  • October 14 – Construction of Tokyo Tower is completed.
  • November 10 – 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 – Tokyo Tower is opened to the public for the first time, at a final cost of Â¥2.8 billion ($8.4 million in 1958).
  • December 27 – 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, Ryō Horikawa, Keigo Higashino, Saburō Tokitō, Shinobu Satouchi, , Aska, Mitsuyo Nemoto, Tetsuro Oda, Hiromi Kawakami, Shinobu Adachi, Hyōichi Kōno, 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.

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Unknown Date

Deaths

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