1973 in Japan

← 1972 1971 1970 1973 in Japan → 1974 1975 1976
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1973 List of years in Japan

Events in the year 1973 in Japan.

Incumbents

• Emperor: Hirohito
• Prime minister: Kakuei Tanaka (Liberal Democratic)
• Chief Cabinet Secretary: Susumu Nikaido
• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Kazuto Ishida until May 19, Tomokazu Murakami from May 21
• President of the House of Representatives: Umekichi Nakamura until May 29, Shigesaburō Maeo
• President of the House of Councillors: Kenzō Kōno
• Diet sessions: 71st (extraordinary session opened in December 22, 1972, to September 27), 72nd (regular, December 1 to June 3, 1974)

Events

• January 1 - Health care for those over 70 years of age is made free of charge
• March 19 - Konami is established.
• November 29 - Fire breaks out in Taiyo department store in Kumamoto City, killing over a hundred.

Births

• January 31 - Shingo Katayama, golfer
• February 1 - Makiko Ohmoto, voice actress
• February 7 - Mie Sonozaki, voice actress
• February 28 - Masato Tanaka, professional wrestler
• March 6 - Rumi Ochiai, voice actress
• March 27 - Sayaka Aoki, comedian
• April 6 - Rie Miyazawa, actress and singer
• April 21 - Katsuyuki Konishi, voice actor
• May 8 - Hiromu Arakawa, manga artist
• May 16 - Kōsuke Toriumi, voice actor
• May 18 - Kaz Hayashi, professional wrestler
• June 12 - Mitsuki Saiga, voice actress
• June 18 - Yumi Kakazu, voice actress
• June 19 - Yuko Nakazawa, singer
• July 4 - Gackt, singer-songwriter and actor
• July 7 - Natsuki Takaya, manga artist
• July 17 - Daimaou Kosaka, comedian
• August 13 - Ryoko Shinohara, actress
• September 9 - Kazuhisa Ishii, baseball player
• September 18 - Ami Onuki, singer
• October 11 - Daisuke Sakaguchi, voice actor
• October 13 - Nanako Matsushima, actress
• October 22 - Ichiro Suzuki, baseball player
• October 26 - Taka Michinoku, professional wrestler
• November 6 - Rumi Shishido, voice actress and singer

Deaths

• September 18 - Ken Harada, first Japanese diplomat to the Holy See
• November 23 - Sesue Hayakawa, actor

See also

• 1973 in Japanese television
• List of Japanese films of 1973

References