1989 in Japan

Years in Japan:	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
Centuries:	19th Century · 20th century · 21st century
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Years:	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992

1989 was the 64th year of Showa and first year of Heisei in Japan. It was the fourth year of the Japanese asset price bubble and was the all-time peak of the economy of Japan.

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January 7: Emperor Hirohito dies; Prince Akihito becomes Emperor.
January 8: Heisei era officially begins.
February 7: Last public performance by singer Misora Hibari held in Kitakyushu.
February 13: The Recruit scandal breaks, and the company's former president is arrested.
April 1: Japan introduces its first national consumption tax of three percent.
April 1: Sendai becomes a city designated by government ordinance.
June 2: Takeshita cabinet resigns.
August 7: Tsutomu Miyazaki is convicted for the serial murder of four young girls in Tokyo and Saitama.
August 9: First Kaifu cabinet formed.
September 27: Yokohama Bay Bridge opens.
December 29: The Nikkei 225 index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange reaches its all-time record high of 38,915.87.