1946 in Japan

Years in Japan:	1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949
Centuries:	19th Century · 20th century · 21st century
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Years:	1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1946 was the 21st year of the Showa period in Japan and the second year of the Allied occupation.

[edit] Incumbents

April 1: House of Representatives elections. Liberal Party wins 141 of 466 seats, followed by the Progressive Party with 94 and the Socialist Party with 93.

International Military Tribunal for the Far East convened in May

April 16: Kijuro Shidehara resigns as president of the Progressive Party, and as prime minister effective April 22.
April 22: Sazae-san is first published.
May 2: Ichiro Hatoyama receives imperial order to form a cabinet.
May 3: International Military Tribunal for the Far East convenes.
May 4: SCAP purges Hatoyama.
May 7: Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo, the predecessor of Sony, is founded.
May 16: Shigeru Yoshida receives imperial order to form a cabinet.
May 22: Yoshida cabinet announced.
August 16: Keidanren established.
November 3: Constitution of Japan promulgated.
December 21: The Nankai earthquake strikes Wakayama Prefecture, killing 1,443.