Events in the year 1953 in Japan.
Incumbents Emperor: Hirohito Prime minister: Shigeru Yoshida (Liberal Democratic) Chief Cabinet Secretary: Taketora Ogata until March 24, Kenji Fukunaga Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Kōtarō Tanaka President of the House of Representatives: Banboku Ōno until March 14, Yasujirō Tsutsumi from May 18 President of the House of Councillors: Naotake Satō until May 19, Yahachi Kawai
Governors Aichi Prefecture: Mikine Kuwahara Akita Prefecture: Tokuji Ikeda Aomori Prefecture: Bunji Tsushima Chiba Prefecture: Hitoshi Shibata Ehime Prefecture: Sadatake Hisamatsu Fukui Prefecture: Harukazu Obata Fukuoka Prefecture: Katsuji Sugimoto Fukushima Prefecture: Sakuma Ootake Gifu Prefecture: Kamon Muto Gunma Prefecture: Shigeo Kitano Hiroshima Prefecture: Hiroo Ōhara Hokkaido: Toshifumi Tanaka Hyogo Prefecture: Masaru Sakamoto Ibaraki Prefecture: Yoji Tomosue Ishikawa Prefecture: Wakio Shibano Iwate Prefecture: Kenkichi Kokubun Kagawa Prefecture: Masanori Kaneko Kagoshima Prefecture: Katsushi Terazono Kanagawa Prefecture: Iwataro Uchiyama Kochi Prefecture: Wakaji Kawamura Kumamoto Prefecture: Saburō Sakurai Kyoto Prefecture: Torazō Ninagawa Mie Prefecture: Masaru Aoki Miyagi Prefecture: Otogorō Miyagi Miyazaki Prefecture: Nagashige Tanaka Nagano Prefecture: Torao Hayashi Nagasaki Prefecture: Takejirō Nishioka Nara Prefecture: Ryozo Okuda Niigata Prefecture: Shohei Okada Oita Prefecture: Tokuju Hosoda Okayama Prefecture: Yukiharu Miki Osaka Prefecture: Bunzō Akama Saga Prefecture: Naotsugu Nabeshima Saitama Prefecture: Yuuichi Oosawa Shiga Prefecture: Kotaro Mori Shiname Prefecture: Yasuo Tsunematsu Shizuoka Prefecture: Toshio Saitō Tochigi Prefecture: Juukichi Kodaira Tokushima Prefecture: Kuniichi Abe Tokyo: Seiichirō Yasui Tottori Prefecture: Shigeru Endo Toyama Prefecture: Kunitake Takatsuji Wakayama Prefecture: Shinji Ono Yamagata Prefecture: Michio Murayama Yamaguchi Prefecture: Tatsuo Tanaka (until 24 March); Taro Ozawa (starting 30 April) Yamanashi Prefecture: Hisashi Amano
Events date unknown – The Japanese 10 yen coin is issued with serrated edges for a 5-year period, beginning in 1953. All 10 yen coins since have had smooth edges. June–August – Heavy massive rain, landslides, and flooding in western and southwestern Japan kill an estimated 2,566, and injure 9,433, mainly at Kizugawa, Wakayama, Kumamoto, and Kitakyushu. January 4 – NHK Radio broadcasts its first live marathon coverage. June 18 – Tachikawa air disaster - 129 die after a United States Air Force Douglas C-124 Globemaster II crashes shortly after taking off from Tachikawa Airfield. June 25 – 1953 North Kyushu flood hit in Chikugo River, Kitakyushu and Kumamoto area, 1013 persons were human fatalities, 2775 persons were hurt, according to Japanese government official confirmed report. July 20 – 1953 Kii Peninsula flood, according to Japanese government official confirmed report, 1124 persons were human fatalities, 5819 persons were wounded. August 15 – 1953 South Yamashiro flood, 429 person were human fatalities, with 994 person were hurt, according to Japanese government official confirmed report. September 23 – 1953 Typhoon Tess, 478 person were human fatalities, with 2559 persons were hurt, Japanese government official confirmed report. December 25 – The Amami Islands are returned to Japan from the US military following 8 years of occupation.
Births January 9 Shigeru So, former long-distance runner Takeshi So, former long-distance runner January 29 - Yorie Terauchi, actress February 4 - Kitarō, New Age musician February 13 - Kaoru Kurimoto, novelist and writer (d. 2009) February 23 – Satoru Nakajima, racing car driver February 28 - Kōzō Murashita, singer and songwriter (d. 1999) March 2 – Kazuo Kitagawa, politician(Komeito) March 18 - Takashi Yoshimatsu, composer May 1 – Mayumi Aoki, swimmer May 4 – Masashi Ebara, actor and voice actor June 4 - Susumu Ojima, entrepreneur June 6 - June Yamagishi, Japanese guitarist July 12 – Akinobu Mayumi, former professional baseball player and coach July 14 – Katsuya Okada, politician July 19 - Shōichi Nakagawa, politician (d. 2009) July 31 - Tōru Furuya, actor, voice actor and narrator August 4 – Masataka Nashida, former professional baseball player and coach November 28 - Taeko Onuki, singer-songwriter December 6 - Masami Kurumada, manga artist and writer December 9 – Hiromitsu Ochiai, former professional baseball player and coach December 17 - Ikue Mori, drummer, composer, graphic designer December 28 - Tatsumi Fujinami, professional wrestler
Deaths January 4 - Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu February 19 - Nobutake Kondō, admiral May 28 - Tatsuo Hori, writer, poet and translator (b. 1904) July 7 - Tsumasaburō Bandō, actor September 7 - Nobuyuki Abe, politician, military leader, Prime Minister
See also List of Japanese films of 1953
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