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List of events
Events in the year 1988 in
Japan . It corresponds to
Shōwa 63 (昭和63年) in the
Japanese calendar .
Incumbents
Governors
Events
March 13:
Seikan Tunnel opens, connecting
Hokkaido and
Honshu by rail for the first time.
March 17:
Tokyo Dome completed.
April 4 and 5:
Rock band
Boøwy hold their last concert in
Tokyo Dome and break up.
April 10:
Great Seto Bridge opens.
April 16:
Studio Ghibli films
My Neighbor Totoro and
Grave of the Fireflies are released simultaneously.
June 18:
Asahi Shimbun breaks the
Recruit scandal .
July 16: The
anime film
Akira is released.
July 21: A heavy
torrential rain with
debris flow in
Kake, Hiroshima Prefecture and
Hamada ,
Shimane Prefecture , According to Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan official confirmed report, 27 persons lost their lives, 45 were wounded.
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July 23: A sports fishing boat, Fuji Maru No. 1 , collides with a submarine, Nadashio , in
Tokyo Bay , resulting in the former sinking and 30 deaths as well as 17 injuries.
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September 14:
Daiei purchases the
Nankai Hawks baseball team: they become the
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks .
October 3:
Anpanman premieres on
Nippon TV .
October 19:
Orix purchases the Hankyu Braves baseball team: they become the
Orix Braves .
October 23:
Super Mario Bros. 3 is released for the
Famicom , a slightly modified version is released for the NES in February 1990.
December 9: Finance Minister
Kiichi Miyazawa resigns amid the Recruit scandal.
December 27: Takeshita announces a realigned cabinet.
December 30: According to a
Japan National Police Agency official confirmed report, an
armored car with 222.5 million yen in cash and 170 million yen in checks was robbed in
Suma-ku, Kobe ,
Hyogo Prefecture . The suspect is escape continue, and still not detained, according to JNPA official.[
citation needed ]
Births
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Deaths
January 2:
Yukio Kasahara , general (b.
1889 )
March 1:
Yoshi Katō , actor (b.
1913 )
April 10:
Shigeo Sugiura , freestyle swimmer and
Olympic gold medalist (b.
1917 )
April 23:
Eitaro Ozawa , actor (b.
1909 )
May 23:
Aya Kitō , writer (b.
1962 )
June 14:
Prince Kan'in Haruhito , career officer (b.
1902 )
August 4:
Toshio Doko , business leader (b.
1896 )
November 4:
Takeo Miki , former prime minister (b.
1907 )
November 23:
Kenzō Masaoka , anime creator (b.
1898 )
December 25:
Shōhei Ōoka , writer (b.
1909 )
December 30:
Takeo Fujisawa , businessman, co-founder of
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (b.
1910 )
Statistics
Yen value: US$1 = ¥122 (low) to ¥135 (high)
See also
References