1949 in Japan

1949 in Japan

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in?= in Japan
cp=19th Century
c=20th century
cf=21st century

yp1=1946
yp2=1947
yp3=1948
year=1949
ya1=1950
ya2=1951
ya3=1952
dp3=1910s
dp2=1920s
dp1=1930s
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dn1=1950s
dn2=1960s
dn3=1970s

1949 was the 24th year of the Showa period in Japan and the fifth year of the Allied occupation.

Incumbents

*Emperor: Hirohito
*Prime Minister: Shigeru Yoshida
*Supreme Commander Allied Powers: Douglas MacArthur

Events

*May 16: Opening of Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya Stock Exchanges.
*May 25: Ministry of International Trade and Industry formed.
*June 1: Japanese National Railways become independent of the Ministry of Transportation.
*September 15: First limited express trains begin operation on JNR lines.
*October: Hideki Yukawa becomes the first Japanese winner of a Nobel Prize.

Births

*January 12: Haruki Murakami, author

Deaths

*January 8: Yoshijiro Umezu, war leader
*August 7: Shoen Uemura, artist
*August 15: Kanji Ishiwara, war leader
*November 3: Hidemitsu Tanaka, author
*November 20: Reijiro Wakatsuki, former prime minister

tatistics

*Yen value: US$1 = ¥360 (fixed)


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