1986 in Japan

1986 in Japan was the first year of the Japanese asset price bubble.

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Decades:
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
See also:Other events of 1986
History of Japan  • Timeline  • Years

Leaders
  • Emperor: Hirohito[1]
  • Prime Minister: Yasuhiro Nakasone (L–Gunma)
  • Chief Cabinet Secretary: Masaharu Gotōda (L–Tokushima)
  • Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Kōichi Yaguchi
  • President of the House of Representatives: Michita Sakata (L–Kumamoto) until June 2, Kenzaburō Hara (L–Hyōgo) from July 22
  • President of the House of Councillors: Mutsuo Kimura (L–Okayama) until July 22, Masaaki Fujita (L–Hiroshima)
  • Diet sessions: 104th (regular session opened in December 1985, to May 22), 105th (extraordinary, June 2), 106th (special, July 22 to July 25), 107th (extraordinary, September 11 to December 20), 108th (regular, December 29 to 1987, May 27)

Events
  • January 6: Major snowfall strikes Western Japan. Kagoshima was blanketed with 20 cm of snow.[2]
  • January 26: An avalanche hit Maseguchi, Mount Gongen, Niigata Prefecture. According to an official report of the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, 13 people died and 9 others were injured.[3]
  • February 11: A fire broke out in a hotel in Higashiizu, Shizuoka Prefecture killing 24 people.[4]
  • March 23: Recorded snowfall in Tokyo area leads to a train collision on the Seibu Shinjuku Line.
  • April: The Japanese Equal Employment Opportunity Law went into effect. This law prohibits gender discrimination with respect to vocational training, fringe benefits, retirement, and dismissal, and urges firms to try to equalise opportunity with regard to recruitment, hiring, job assignments, and promotion.[5]
  • May 4–6 1986 G7 Summit held in Tokyo.
  • July 6: Simultaneous elections for both houses of the Diet.
  • July 22: Third Nakasone cabinet announced.
  • August 2: The first Studio Ghibli film, "Laputa: Castle in the Sky", was released.
  • August 5: Heavy torrential rain with floods hit the Abukuma River and surrounding area in Fukushima Prefecture. The Japan Fire Department Management Agency confirmed 20 people died and 107 were injured.[6]
  • September 6: Takako Doi becomes the president of the Japan Socialist Party. She was the first female party leader in Japanese history.[7]
  • November 1: According to Japan National Police Agency official confirmed report, seven religious group member burned bodies and mass suicide occurs on beach in Wakayama City.[8]
  • December 9: Beat Takeshi and his troupe were arrested for an attack on the editors of Friday magazine.[9]

Births

Deaths

Statistics

See also

References
  1. "Hirohito | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. "Does it Snow in Tokyo? And When Does it Snow in Tokyo?". The Tokyo Tourist. 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  3. ja:柵口雪崩災害 (Japanese language) Retrieved date on 8 December 2017.
  4. "1986 Japan Hotel Fire" (PDF).
  5. Edwards, Linda N. (1992). "The status of women in Japan: Has the Equal Employment Opportunity Law made a difference?". doi:10.7916/D8X3550D. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. Luo, Pingping; He, Bin; Takara, Kaoru; Xiong, Yin E.; Nover, Daniel; Duan, Weili; Fukushi, Kensuke (2015-04-01). "Historical assessment of Chinese and Japanese flood management policies and implications for managing future floods". Environmental Science & Policy. 48: 265–277. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2014.12.015. ISSN 1462-9011.
  7. "Doi Takako | Japanese politician". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  8. [:ja:真理の共教会#集団焼身自殺] (Japanese language edition) Ritrieved date on 18 December 2019
  9. "Kitano Takeshi | Biography, Movies, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  10. "Teppei Koike". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  11. "Ryutaro MATSUMOTO – Olympic | Japan". International Olympic Committee. 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  12. "Ami Koshimizu – 200 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  13. "kame_world – Profile". kame-world.livejournal.com. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  14. "Value of 1986 Japanese Yen today – Inflation calculator". www.inflationtool.com. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  15. "U.S. Dollar to Japanese Yen Spot Exchange Rates for 1975 to 2019 from the Bank of England". www.poundsterlinglive.com. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
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