1992 in Japan

1992 in Japan

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yp3=1991
year=1992
ya1=1993
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1992 was the fourth year of Heisei in Japan.

Incumbents

* Emperor: Akihito
* Prime Minister: Kiichi Miyazawa

Events

* January 8: US President George H. W. Bush vomits in PM Miyazawa's lap during a state dinner.
* March 14: "Nozomi" services begin on the Tokaido Shinkansen.
* March 25: Huis ten Bosch opens in Nagasaki Prefecture.
* April 1: Chiba City is divided into wards.
* April 1: Taiyo Kobe Mitsui Bank renames itself to Sakura Bank.
* May 2: Civil servants are granted a two-day weekend for the first time.
* May 22: Japan New Party founded.
* July 1: Yamagata Shinkansen opens.
* July 26: In upper house elections, the LDP holds on to a slim coalition majority.
* October 23: Emperor Akihito visits the People's Republic of China for the first time.
* October 29–November 8: Finals of the 1992 AFC Asian Cup held in Japan. The Japan national football team defeat the defending champions, Saudi Arabia, in the final in Hiroshima.

Deaths

* January 2: Yutaka Ozaki, rock star
* May 27: Machiko Hasegawa, illustrator
* August 4: Seicho Matsumoto, author
* August 12: Kenji Nakagami, author
* September 5: Yasuji Mori, animator

tatistics

*Yen value: US$1 = ¥111.85 (Dec. 31)


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