1948 in Japan
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| Years in Japan: | 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 |
| Centuries: | 19th Century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s |
| Years: | 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 |
1948 was the 23nd year of the Showa period in Japan and the fourth year of the Allied occupation.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Emperor: Hirohito
- Prime Minister: Tetsu Katayama, Hitoshi Ashida, Shigeru Yoshida
- Supreme Commander Allied Powers: Douglas MacArthur
[edit] Events
- March 10: Hitoshi Ashida becomes prime minister
- May 1: Japan Coast Guard founded.
- September 24: Honda Motor Company founded.
- October 5: Ashida cabinet resigns.
- October 15: Shigeru Yoshida becomes prime minister for a second term.
- November 12: International Military Tribunal for the Far East hands down death sentences for 7 war criminals and imprisonment for 18 others.
- December 7: Ashida arrested in connection with the Showa Electric scandal.
[edit] Births
- January 29: Mamoru Mori, astronaut
- January 31: Muneo Suzuki, politician
[edit] Deaths
- April 17: Kantaro Suzuki, admiral and former prime minister
- April 20: Mitsumasa Yonai, admiral and former prime minister
- June 13: Osamu Dazai, novelist
- December 23: Hideki Tojo, Seishiro Itagaki, Heitaro Kimura, Kenji Doihara, Koki Hirota, Iwane Matsui and Akira Muto executed.
