1949 in Japan

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Years in Japan:	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952
Centuries:	19th Century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
Years:	1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952

1949 was the 24th year of the Showa period in Japan and the fifth year of the Allied occupation.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Statistics

[edit] Incumbents

• Emperor: Hirohito
• Prime Minister: Shigeru Yoshida
• Supreme Commander Allied Powers: Douglas MacArthur

[edit] Events

• May 16: Opening of Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya Stock Exchanges.
• May 25: Ministry of International Trade and Industry formed.
• June 1: Japanese National Railways become independent of the Ministry of Transportation.
• September 15: First limited express trains begin operation on JNR lines.
• October: Hideki Yukawa becomes the first Japanese winner of a Nobel Prize.

[edit] Births

• January 12: Haruki Murakami, author

[edit] Deaths

• January 8: Yoshijiro Umezu, war leader
• August 7: Shoen Uemura, artist
• August 15: Kanji Ishiwara, war leader
• November 3: Hidemitsu Tanaka, author
• November 20: Reijiro Wakatsuki, former prime minister

[edit] Statistics

• Yen value: US$1 = ¥360 (fixed)