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Events in the year 1991 in Japan. It corresponds to Heisei 3 (平成3年) in the Japanese calendar.

Incumbents

=Governors=

Events

  • January 1: Telephone numbers in Tokyo are expanded from 7 digits to 8 digits
  • March 14: A under constructing to Hiroshima Astram Line bridge girder falling accident, kills 14, injures 9.:ja:広島新交通システム橋桁落下事故
  • April 1: Tokyo Metropolitan Government moved its offices from Marunouchi to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Shinjuku.
  • April 26: Self-Defense Forces dispatched to assist in the Gulf War.
  • May 14: Shigaraki train disaster – 42 fatalities, 614 injures in Shiga Prefecture.{{cite news|url=http://www.sozogaku.com/fkd/en/cfen/CA1000607.html|title=Head-on Collision on Shigaraki Kogen Railway|publisher=Failure Knowledge Database|access-date=8 January 2014}}
  • June 3: Mount Unzen in Nagasaki Prefecture saw a pyroclastic flow, resulting in 43 deaths.Mount Unzen
  • June 15: The International Olympic Committee awards the 1998 Winter Olympics to Nagano, Japan.{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1991/06/16/japan-wins-98-winter-games/ba3a05ca-5e23-4aa7-92fc-eb605413b22c/|title=Japan wins '98 Winter Olympics|website=Washington Post|accessdate=26 December 2022}}
  • June 20: Tohoku Shinkansen line is extended from Ueno Station to Tokyo Station.
  • July 13: 1991 Itoman special breach of trust case, six arrested by Japanese authorities.:ja:イトマン事件
  • July 31: Lotte Orions baseball team announces it will move to Chiba and become the Chiba Lotte Marines.
  • August 5: Aerospatiale SA365N helicopter crash in Muraoka, Mikata District, Hyōgo Prefecture, 8 fatalities.{{cite news|url=http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=76405|title=ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76405|publisher=Aviation Safety Network|date=18 December 2012|access-date=13 December 2014}}
  • August 14 – NTT Docomo was founded.{{cite book |last1=Jain |first1=Vipul |last2=Patnaik |first2=Srikanta |last3=Vlădicescu |first3=Florin Popențiu |last4=Sethi |first4=Ishwar K. |title=Recent Trends in Intelligent Computing, Communication and Devices: Proceedings of ICCD 2018 |date=2 October 2019 |publisher=Springer Nature |isbn=978-981-13-9406-5 |page=1063 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vUuzDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1063 |language=en}}
  • September 11: USS Independence (CV-62) arrives at Yokosuka, replacing the USS Midway (CV-41) as the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier.{{Cite book |last=Crutch |first=Mike |title=CVW - US Navy Carrier Air Wing Aircraft 1975 - 2015 |publisher=Michael Crutch/A9Aviation |year=2018 |isbn=978-0-906339-10-7 |edition=7th |volume=1 |pages=41}}
  • September 27: Typhoon Mireille kills 45 people in Japan.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/29/world/japan-typhoon-kills-at-least-45.html|title=Japan Typhoon Kills at Least 45|work=The New York Times|date=29 September 1991|access-date=8 January 2014}}
  • October 3: Kaifu resigns as prime minister.
  • October 20: At the Japanese Grand Prix held at the Suzuka Circuit, Ayrton Senna wins his third and last F1 Drivers' Championship.{{Cite web |title=Japan 1991 • STATS F1 |url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1991/japon.aspx |access-date=2025-03-14 |website=www.statsf1.com}}
  • November 5: Miyazawa announces his first cabinet.

Births

= January =

  • January 8: Asuka Hinoi, singer{{cite news|url=http://www.jpopasia.com/celebrity/asukahinoi/|title=Asuka Hinoi's bio|publisher=jpopasia.com|access-date=7 January 2014}}
  • January 14: Kana Ichikawa, sprinter
  • January 19: Yu Takahashi, model and actress{{cite web|title=Profile|url=http://mammoth-pro.com/talent/yu_takahashi.html|website=Mammoth Website|publisher=Mammoth|access-date=20 May 2017|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320045554/http://mammoth-pro.com/talent/yu_takahashi.html|archive-date=20 March 2016|url-status=dead}}

= February =

  • February 4: Aya Ōmasa, fashion model and actress{{cite news|url=http://eigapedia.com/person/aya-omasa|title=Aya Ōmasa description|publisher=Eigapedia|access-date=7 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108002255/http://eigapedia.com/person/aya-omasa|archive-date=2014-01-08|url-status=dead}}

= March =

  • March 4: Aoi Nakamura, actor{{cite web|url=http://www.lespros.co.jp/talent/artists/aoi_nakamura/index.html|script-title=ja:中村蒼 アーティスト レプロエンタテインメント|access-date=20 May 2017|publisher=LesPros Entertainment|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055146/http://www.lespros.co.jp/talent/artists/aoi_nakamura/index.html|archive-date=21 September 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3007114/|title=Aoi Nakamura (II)|publisher=IMDb.com, Inc.|access-date=20 May 2017}}
  • March 10: Kenshi Yonezu, singer-songwriter
  • March 14: Michiko Kashiwabara, cross country skier{{cite news|url=http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&competitorid=139906&type=result|title=Michiko Kashiwabara info|publisher=International Ski Federation|access-date=7 January 2014}}
  • March 14: Miu Nakamura, tarento and gravure idol{{cite news|url=http://eigapedia.com/person/miu-nakamura|title=Miu Nakamura description|publisher=Eigapedia|access-date=7 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108002534/http://eigapedia.com/person/miu-nakamura|archive-date=2014-01-08|url-status=dead}}
  • March 15: Kii Kitano, gravure idol and actress{{IMDb name|id=2463438|section=bio|name=Kii Kitano}}. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  • March 28: Rin Asuka, actress

= April =

  • April 8: Minami Takahashi, singer
  • April 11: Erina Mano, J-pop singer{{cite news|url=http://www.jpopasia.com/celebrity/erinamano/|title=Erina Mano's bio|publisher=jpopasia.com|access-date=7 January 2014}}
  • April 11: Kenta Matsudaira, table tennis player{{cite news|url=http://www.ittf.com/biography/biography_web_details.asp?Player_ID=105926|title=MATSUDAIRA Kenta|publisher=ITTF|access-date=7 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108032720/http://www.ittf.com/biography/biography_web_details.asp?Player_ID=105926|archive-date=2014-01-08|url-status=dead}}
  • April 12: Daisuke Kikuchi, footballer{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en/people/japan/89926/daisuke-kikuchi|title=Daisuke Kikuchi|publisher=goal.com|access-date=7 January 2014}}
  • April 15: Daiki Arioka, singer{{cite news|url=http://www.jpopasia.com/celebrity/ariokadaiki/|title=Daiki Arioka's bio|publisher=jpopasia.com|access-date=7 January 2014}}
  • April 16: Misato Ugaki, announcer
  • April 17: Shinsaku Uesugi, FIDE master{{cite news|url=http://www.whoislog.info/profile/shinsaku-uesugi.html|title=Shinsaku Uesugi – Biography and facts|publisher=whoislog.info|access-date=7 January 2014|archive-date=8 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108004232/http://www.whoislog.info/profile/shinsaku-uesugi.html|url-status=dead}}
  • April 20: Yuko Shintake, artistic gymnast
  • April 29: Misaki Doi, tennis player{{cite news|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=100081799|title=Misaki Doi player's details|publisher=International Tennis Federation|access-date=7 January 2014|archive-date=7 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107223942/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=100081799|url-status=dead}}
  • May 3: Narita Brian, racehorse (died 1998){{cite news|url=http://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000249114/|title=Narita Brian (JPN)|publisher=JBIS|access-date=7 January 2014}}

= May =

  • May 24: Erika Umeda, singer
  • May 26: Takumi Abe, football player
  • May 29: Saori Hayami, voice actress and singer{{cite news|url=http://www.imenterprise.jp/data.php?id=66|title=Saori Hayami singer|publisher=imenterprise.jp|access-date=7 January 2014}}

= June =

  • June 15: Rina Takeda, actress and martial artist
  • June 17: Yusei Kikuchi, baseball pitcher
  • June 25: Kyousuke Hamao, actor and model{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}}
  • June 27: Haruka Yamazaki, voice actress and singer
  • June 30: Kaho, actress{{cite news|url=http://www.stardust.co.jp/section3/profile/kaho.html|title=Profile of Kaho|publisher=stardust.co.jp|access-date=7 January 2014}}

= July =

  • July 3: Tomomi Itano, singer, actress and idol
  • July 10: Atsuko Maeda, singer{{cite news|url=http://www.jpopasia.com/celebrity/maedaatsuko/|title=Atsuko Maeda's bio|publisher=jpopasia.com|access-date=7 January 2014}}
  • July 11: Kentaro Sakaguchi, model and actor
  • July 12: Tomoki Kameda, boxer{{cite news|url=http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=472942&cat=boxer|title=Tomoki Kameda at BoxRec|publisher=BoxRec|access-date=7 January 2014|archive-date=17 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617042057/http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=472942&cat=boxer|url-status=dead}}
  • July 15: Yuki Kashiwagi, singer, actress and idol
  • July 18: Mizuki Yamamoto, model and actress
  • July 25: Miyu Nagaoka, volleyball player{{cite news|url=http://www.vleague.or.jp/team_player_detail/id=37952|title=Miyu Nagaoka Player Details|publisher=vleague.or.jp|access-date=7 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107225304/http://www.vleague.or.jp/team_player_detail/id=37952|archive-date=2014-01-07|url-status=dead}}
  • July 27: Rena Matsui, singer and idol
  • July 28: Rina Aizawa, actress{{cite news|url=http://aizawacorporation.webs.com/biography.htm|title=Rina Aizawa Biography|publisher=aizawacorporation.webs.com|access-date=7 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108002432/http://aizawacorporation.webs.com/biography.htm|archive-date=2014-01-08|url-status=dead}}

= August =

  • August 3: Kaori Kawanaka, archer{{cite web |title=Kaori KAWANAKA – Olympic Archery {{!}} Japan |url=https://www.olympic.org/kaori-kawanaka |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=11 April 2019 |language=en |date=20 November 2016}}
  • August 16: Yūki Tokiwa, voice actor{{cite news|url=http://voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=9164|title=Yūki Tokiwa – Voice Actor Profile|publisher=Voice Chasers|access-date=7 January 2014|archive-date=8 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108001933/http://voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=9164|url-status=dead}}

= September =

= October =

  • October 15: Sayaka Nakaya, idol
  • October 16: Miori Takimoto, actress
  • October 23: Princess Mako{{cite news|url=http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e-about/history/history03.html |title=Children -> First Daughter (Princess Mako) |publisher=kunaicho.go.jp |access-date=7 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707084848/http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/eindex.html |archive-date=7 July 2007 }}
  • October 26: Riho Iida, actress and child model
  • October 27: Sōta Murakami, actor and voice actor{{cite news|url=http://ejje.weblio.jp/content/S%C5%8Dta+Murakami|title=Sōta Murakami|publisher=ejje.weblio.jp|access-date=7 January 2014}}

= November =

= December =

  • December 3: Masahiro Usui, actor{{cite news|url=http://eigapedia.com/person/masahiro-usui|title=Masahiro Usui Description|publisher=Eigapedia|access-date=7 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108002409/http://eigapedia.com/person/masahiro-usui|archive-date=2014-01-08|url-status=dead}}
  • December 7: Dori Sakurada, actor and singer{{cite news|url=http://artist.amuse.co.jp/artist/sakurada_dori/|title=Sakurada Dori – Actor|publisher=artist.amuse.co.jp|access-date=7 January 2014}}
  • December 14: Mitsuki Takahata, actress and singer
  • December 19: Sumire Uesaka, voice actress and singer{{cite news|url=http://www.spacecraft.co.jp/uesaka_sumire/|title=Sumire Uesaka details|publisher=Space Craft Entertainment|access-date=14 March 2018|archive-date=30 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830185821/http://www.spacecraft.co.jp/uesaka_sumire/|url-status=dead}}
  • December 24: Shion Kokubun, figure skater{{cite news|url=http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010986.htm|title=Shion Kokubun Biography|publisher=International Skating Union|access-date=7 January 2014}}
  • December 30: Kurumi Nara, tennis player{{cite news|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=100064347|title=Kurumi NARA player's details|publisher=International Tennis Federation|access-date=7 January 2014|archive-date=8 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108001133/http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=100064347|url-status=dead}}

Deaths

  • January 2: Hiroshi Noma, author (b. 1915){{cite news|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/417289/Noma-Hiroshi|title=Noma Hiroshi (Japanese author)|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=7 January 2014}}
  • January 29: Yasushi Inoue, author (b. 1907){{cite news|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/288861/Inoue-Yasushi|title=Inoue Yasushi (Japanese writer)|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=7 January 2014}}
  • February 24: Shingo Kanemoto, voice actor (b. 1932){{cite news|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Shingo-Kanemoto/|title=SHINGO KANEMOTO – Info|publisher=Behind the Voice Actors|access-date=7 January 2014}}
  • May 15: Shintaro Abe, politician (b. 1924){{cite news|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19910515/1283328/shintaro-abe-japanese-political-leader|title=Shintaro Abe, Japanese Political Leader|date=15 May 1991|access-date=7 January 2014}}
  • May 26: Kisaburo Osawa, aikido teacher (b. 1910){{cite news|url=http://www.aikidojournal.com/encyclopedia.php?entryID=532 |title=Aikido Journal Encyclopedia of Aikido |publisher=aikidojournal.com |access-date=7 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204191546/http://www.aikidojournal.com/encyclopedia.php?entryID=532 |archive-date=4 February 2012 }}
  • June 3: Takeshi Nagata, earth scientist (b. 1913){{cite news|url=http://www.birth-death.com/-takeshi-nagata|title=Takeshi Nagata – birthday, date of birth, date of death|publisher=birth-death.com|access-date=7 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108040217/http://www.birth-death.com/-takeshi-nagata|archive-date=2014-01-08|url-status=dead}}
  • July 5: Nobuo Nakamura, actor (b. 1908){{IMDb name|id=0620206|section=bio|name=Nobuo Nakamura}}. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  • July 11: Hitoshi Igarashi, scholar (b. 1947){{cite news|url=http://www.historyorb.com/deaths/july/11|title=Famous Deaths on 11th July|publisher=HistoryOrb|access-date=7 January 2014}}
  • August 5: Soichiro Honda, founder of Honda Motor Company (b. 1906)
  • August 8: Mitsuko Yoshikawa, actress (b. 1901){{cite news|url=http://www.ovguide.com/mitsuko-yoshikawa-9202a8c04000641f800000000ad400ee|title=Mitsuko Yoshikawa birth date/death date|publisher=OVGuide|access-date=7 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108040544/http://www.ovguide.com/mitsuko-yoshikawa-9202a8c04000641f800000000ad400ee|archive-date=2014-01-08|url-status=dead}}
  • September 3: Susumu Ishii, second kaicho (Godfather) of Inagawa-kai (b. 1924){{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/04/world/susumu-ishii-japanese-gang-boss-linked-to-financial-scandals-67.html|title=Susumu Ishii, Japanese Gang Boss Linked to Financial Scandals, 67|work=The New York Times|date=1991}}
  • October 22: Hachiro Kasuga, enka singer (b. 1924){{cite news|url=http://www.ntv.co.jp/omoii-tv/today/081022.html |title=The day that enka singer Hachiro Kasuga died |publisher=Nippon Television |date=2008-10-22 |access-date=7 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223012651/http://www.ntv.co.jp/omoii-tv/today/081022.html |archive-date=23 February 2012 }}
  • November 12: Keizō Hayashi, civil servant and military general (b. 1907)
  • November 14: Yoshikata Yoda, screenwriter (b. 1909){{IMDb name|id=0406808|section=bio|name=Yoshikata Yoda}}. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  • November 23: Ken Uehara, film actor (b. 1909){{IMDb name|id=0879945|section=bio|name=Ken Uehara}}. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  • November 27: Yō Yoshimura, voice actor (b. 1909){{cite news|url=http://www.birth-death.com/-y-yoshimura|title=Yō Yoshimura birthday, date of birth, date of death|publisher=birth-death.com|access-date=7 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108040555/http://www.birth-death.com/-y-yoshimura|archive-date=2014-01-08|url-status=dead}}

Statistics

  • Yen value: US$1 = ¥124.85 (December 31)

See also

References

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