1993 in Japan

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Events in the year 1993 in Japan.

Incumbents

• Emperor: Akihito
• 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)

Events

• 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 2: 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 3: Kono Statement issued by Japanese government.
• August 6: Hosokawa Morihiro is elected as new Prime Minister of Japan. A non-Liberal Democratic Party coalition government composed of seven parties is formed.

Births

• January 12 - Aika Mitsui, singer
• January 29 - Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, singer and model
• February 23 - Kasumi Ishikawa, table tennis player
• March 24 - Ryo Ryusei, actor
• April 1 - Keito Okamoto, singer
• April 11 - Yūji Takahashi, footballer
• May 9 - Ryosuke Yamada, actor and singer
• May 10 - Mirai Shida, actress
• June 15 - Kanna Arihara, singer
• August 3 – Yurina Kumai, singer
• August 4 – Alan Shirahama, singer, dancer and actor
• August 5 – Suzuka Ohgo, child actress
• August 10 - Yuto Nakajima, singer
• August 31 – Haruka Imai, figure skater
• November 26 – Erena Ono, singer
• November 30 – Yuri Chinen, singer and actor
• December 25 - Emi Takei, actress, model and singer

Deaths

• January 22: Kōbō Abe, author
• February 9: Saburo Okita, former foreign minister
• February 28: Ishirō Honda, film director
• April 2: Masaichi Niimi, admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War
• July 3: Tadao Yoshida, founder of the YKK Group, the world's largest zipper manufacturer
• July 10: Masuji Ibuse, writer
• August 6: Genkei Masamune, botanist
• August 21: Ichirō Fujiyama, composer and singer
• October 29: Masahiro Makino, film director
• November 14: Sanzo Nosaka, one of the founders of the Japanese Communist Party
• December 16: Kakuei Tanaka, former Prime Minister
• December 20: Iichirō Hatoyama, politician and diplomat

Statistics

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