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List of events
Events in the year 1992 in
Japan. It corresponds to
Heisei 4 (平成4年) in the
Japanese calendar.
Incumbents
Governors
Events
- January 8:
US President
George H. W. Bush vomits in
Prime Minister
Miyazawa's lap during a state dinner.
- January 12: According to
Japan Coast Guard official confirmed report, a
settlement ship Fukujin-maru, carrying 46 passengers and crew, capsizes off
Shimonoseki,
Yamaguchi Prefecture, 37 persons were rescued, 9 persons were their lost to lives.[
citation needed]
- January 13: Japan apologizes for forcing
Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II.
- March 7:
Sailor Moon began broadcasting on
TV Asahi.
- March 14:
Nozomi services begin on the
Tokaido Shinkansen.
- March 25:
Huis ten Bosch opens in
Nagasaki Prefecture.
- April 1
- April 27:
Kirby's Dream Land, the first video game in the
Kirby series by
Nintendo and
HAL Laboratory and the debut of
Kirby himself, is released.
- May 2: Civil servants are granted a two-day weekend for the first time.
- May 22:
Japan New Party founded.
- July 1:
Yamagata Shinkansen opens.
- July 26: In
Upper House elections, the LDP holds on to a slim coalition majority.
- October 14:
Liberal Democratic Party member
Shin Kanemaru resigns over the receipt of illegal payments from
Sagawa Express.
- October 23: Emperor Akihito visits the
People's Republic of China for the first time.
- October 29–November 8: Finals of the
1992 AFC Asian Cup held in Japan. The
Japan national football team defeat the defending champions,
Saudi Arabia, in the final in
Hiroshima.
Births
- January 6:
Hiroya, kickboxer
- January 12:
Mao Kobayashi, idol
- February 1:
Mao Ichimichi, actress
- February 7:
Maimi Yajima, singer
- February 26:
Ai Shinozaki, gravure idol and singer
- March 6:
Momoko Tsugunaga, singer
- March 11:
Nao Tōyama, voice actress and singer
- March 21:
Erena Mizusawa, model and actress
- March 25:
Machico, singer and voice actress
- March 27:
Aoi Yūki, voice actress
- April 13:
Daichi Hashimoto, professional wrestler
- April 25:
Kyosuke Ikeda, actor and voice actor
- May 1:
You Kikkawa, singer
- May 22:
Chinami Tokunaga, J-pop singer
- May 28:
Gaku Shibasaki, footballer
[2]
- June 27:
Tsubasa Honda, actress and model
- July 3:
Maasa Sudo, singer
- July 12:
Anna Ishibashi, model and actress
- July 15:
- July 16:
Tetsuto Yamada, baseball player
- August 5:
Yasutaka Uchiyama, tennis player
[3]
- August 6:
Saori Ōnishi, voice actress
- August 10:
Ari Ozawa, voice actress
- August 16:
Zawachin, model
- August 18:
Riko Narumi, actress and model
- August 20:
Mai Shiraishi, idol singer and model
- August 23:
Yuka Kono, figure skater
- August 25:
Miyabi Natsuyaki, singer
- August 27
- September 3:
Sachie Ishizu, tennis player
- September 7:
Suzuka Morita, model and actress
- September 28:
Koko Tsurumi, artistic gymnast
- October 2:
Yasuaki Yamasaki, professional baseball player
- October 3:
Aina Hashimoto, singer, actress and voice actress
- October 4:
Shun Miyazato, actor and voice actor
- October 5:
Hirotaka Chiba, actor and voice actor
- October 19:
Shiho, actress and model
- October 27:
Taiko Katono, actor and model
- November 5:
Takuya Kai, baseball player
- November 15:
Minami Minegishi, singer and actress
- November 20:
Maiha Ishimura, singer
- November 25:
Haru Nomura, golfer
- December 8:
Yui Yokoyama, singer and actress
- December 14:
Ryo Miyaichi, footballer
- December 20:
Shuta Tonosaki, professional baseball player
- December 22:
Shiori Kutsuna, actress and idol
Deaths
- April 25:
Yutaka Ozaki, songwriter and rock star (b.
1965)
- May 11: Taku Izumi, composer (b.
1930)
[4]
- May 22:
Lee Yangji, author (b.
1955)
- May 24:
Hitoshi Ogawa, racing car driver (b.
1956)
- May 27:
Machiko Hasegawa, illustrator (b.
1920)
- May 29:
Yoshitoshi Mori, artist (b.
1898)
- June 8:
Sakae Ōba, officer of the Imperial Japanese Army (b.
1914)
- June 10: Hachidai Nakamura, composer (b.
1931)
[5]
- July 5: Toshirō Oumi, singer, composer (b.
1918)
[6]
- August 4:
Seicho Matsumoto, author (b.
1909)
- August 12:
Kenji Nakagami, author (b.
1946)
- September 5:
Yasuji Mori, animator (b.
1925)
- September 25: Kazuko Matsuo, singer (b.
1935)
[7]
Statistics
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Yen value: US$1 = ¥111.85 (December 31)
See also
References