1988 in Japan

1988 in Japan

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1988 was the 63rd year of Showa in Japan. It was the third year of the Japanese asset price bubble.

Incumbents

*Emperor: Hirohito
*Prime Minister: Noboru Takeshita
*Chief Cabinet Secretary: Keizo Obuchi

Events

*March 13: Seikan Tunnel opens.
*March 17: Tokyo Dome completed.
*April 4 and 5: Rock band Boøwy hold a last concert in Tokyo Dome and break up.
*April 10: Great Seto Bridge opens.
*June 18: "Asahi Shimbun" breaks the Recruit scandal.
*July 16: The anime film "Akira" is released.
*September 14: Daiei purchases the Nankai Hawks baseball team: they become the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks.
*October 19: Orix purchases the Hankyu Braves baseball team: they become the Orix Braves.
*December 9: Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa resigns amid the Recruit scandal.
*December 27: Takeshita announces a realigned cabinet.

Births

*February 7: Ai Kago, performer
*November 1: Ai Fukuhara, table tennis player

Deaths

*August 4: Toshio Doko, business leader
*November 14: Takeo Miki, former prime minister

tatistics

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


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