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1988 in Japan

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{{Year in Japan|1988}}

Events in the year 1988 in Japan. It corresponds to Shōwa 63 (昭和63年) in the Japanese calendar.

Incumbents

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Events

  • March 13: Seikan Tunnel opens, connecting Hokkaido and Honshu by rail for the first time.{{cite news |title=Longest road-rail bridge opens |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19880411-1.2.16.19?qt=seikan,%20tunnel&q=seikan%20tunnel |work=The Straits Times |agency=Reuters, AFP |date=11 April 1988}}
  • March 17: Tokyo Dome completed.
  • April 4 and 5: Rock band Boøwy hold their last concert in Tokyo Dome and break up.
  • April 10: Great Seto Bridge opens.{{cite news |title=Longest road-rail bridge opens |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19880411-1.2.16.19?qt=seikan,%20tunnel&q=seikan%20tunnel |work=The Straits Times |agency=Reuters, AFP |date=11 April 1988}}
  • April 16: Studio Ghibli films My Neighbor Totoro and Grave of the Fireflies are released simultaneously.
  • June 18: Asahi Shimbun breaks the Recruit scandal.
  • July 16: The anime film Akira is released.
  • July 21: A heavy torrential rain with debris flow in Kake, Hiroshima Prefecture and Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, According to Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan official confirmed report, 27 persons lost their lives, 45 were wounded.:ja:昭和63年豪雨 (Japanese language) Retrieved date March 9, 2017.
  • July 23: A sports fishing boat, Fuji Maru No. 1, collides with a submarine, Nadashio, in Tokyo Bay, resulting in the former sinking and 30 deaths as well as 17 injuries.{{cite news|title=Ill-fated sub Nadashio sails off to scrap yard|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2001/06/02/national/ill-fated-sub-nadashio-sails-off-to-scrap-yard/|access-date=5 January 2015|agency=Kyodo|publisher=The Japan Times|date=2 June 2001}}
  • September 14: Daiei purchases the Nankai Hawks baseball team: they become the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks.
  • October 3: Anpanman premieres on Nippon TV.
  • October 19: Orix purchases the Hankyu Braves baseball team: they become the Orix Braves.
  • October 23: Super Mario Bros. 3 is released for the Famicom, a slightly modified version is released for the NES in February 1990.
  • December 9: Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa resigns amid the Recruit scandal.
  • December 27: Takeshita announces a realigned cabinet.
  • December 30: According to a Japan National Police Agency official confirmed report, an armored car with 222.5 million yen in cash and 170 million yen in checks was robbed in Suma-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. The suspect is escape continue, and still not detained, according to JNPA official.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

Births

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  • September 2: Keisuke Kato, actor and entertainer
  • September 7: Daiki Sato, footballer (d. 2010)
  • September 8: Rie Kaneto, Olympic swimmer{{cite web |title=Rie KANETO - Olympic Swimming {{!}} Japan |url=https://www.olympic.org/rie-kaneto |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=30 March 2020 |language=en |date=20 November 2016}}
  • September 13: Nobuyuki Tsujii, pianist and composer
  • September 18: Yuichi Sugita, tennis player
  • September 20
  • Arisa Sato, model and weather-caster
  • Chiaki Satō, actress
  • Ayano Ōmoto, singer and dancer
  • September 23: Kairi Sane, professional wrestler and actress
  • September 25: Mariya Ise, voice actress
  • September 26: Yūdai Ōno, professional baseball player
  • September 29: Osama Elsamni, football player

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  • December 4: Miki Kanie, archer{{cite web |title=Miki KANIE - Olympic Archery {{!}} Japan |url=https://www.olympic.org/miki-kanie |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=11 April 2019 |language=en |date=25 June 2016}}
  • December 14: Hayato Sakamoto, professional baseball player
  • December 19: Mami Matsuyama, idol
  • December 23: Eri Kamei, J-pop singer
  • December 26: Kayo Satoh, model and television personality

Deaths

Statistics

  • Yen value: US$1 = ¥122 (low) to ¥135 (high)

See also

References

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