1963 in Japan

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Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	Other events of 1963 List of years in Japan

Events in the year 1963 in Japan.

Incumbents

• Emperor: Hirohito
• Prime Minister: Hayato Ikeda (Liberal Democratic)
• Chief Cabinet Secretary: Yasumi Kurogane
• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Kōtarō Tanaka
• President of the House of Representatives: Ichirō Kiyose until October 23, Naka Funada from December 7
• President of the House of Councillors: Yūzō Shigemune

Events

• February 10 - Five cities on northernmost part of Kyushu merge to become city of Kitakyushu
• May 1 - Sayama Incident
• May 21 - Establishment of the Seppiko-Mineyama Prefectural Natural Park
• July 15 - Establishment of the Sanin Kaigan National Park
• July 24 - Establishment of the Chōkai Quasi-National Park
• August 8 - Establishment of the Zaō Quasi-National Park
• September 14 - Tokyo Convention
• November 9 - Mitsui Miike Coal Mine disaster - coal mine explosion kills 458
• November 9 - Tsurumi rail accident - 161 deaths result from triple train disaster in Yokohama
• November 21 - General election - Liberal Democratic Party win 283 out of 467 seats.
• December 7 - Decision on the Ryuichi Shimoda v. The State case

Educational institutions established

• Fukuyama City Junior College for Women
• Hakodate Otani College
• Kobe International University
• Niigata Woman's College
• Sanyo Women's College
• Seitoku Junior College of Nutrition
• Shiga Prefectural Ishiyama High School
• Taku High School
• Toyama Women's College
• Toyama University of International Studies
• Tsuruoka National College of Technology
• Tsuyama National College of Technology

Buildings and structures

• February 28 - Opening of Higashi-ginza Station
• November 20 - Commissioning of Otori Dam

Culture

• March 1 - Establishment of the National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto

Arts and entertainment

For events in anime, see 1963 in anime. For Japanese films released this year, see List of Japanese films of 1963. For events in television, see 1963 in Japanese television.

• April 1 - First issue of Boy's Life magazine
• September 6 - Establishment of Crown Records record label
• First issue of Margaret magazine
• Establishment of the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra

Sports

In association football, see 1963 in Japanese football. The 1963 Emperor's Cup was won by Waseda University.

In baseball, see 1963 Nippon Professional Baseball season and 1963 Japan Series.

In motorsport, the first Japanese Grand Prix took place at the Suzuka Circuit.

In tennis, Japan was defeated in the Eastern zone final by India in the 1963 Davis Cup.

Establishment of the All-Japan Rugby Football Championship.

Births

• January 30 - Shōko Tsuda, voice actress
• March 20 - Hiroshi Watari, actor of 1983 Space Sheriff Series Uchuu Keiji Sharivan 1986 Metal Hero Jikku Senshi Spielban]
• March 24 - Keiichi Wada, actor of 1993 Super Sentai Gosei Sentai Dairanger as Fire Star/Ryou
• March 26 - Natsuhiko Kyogoku, writer
• March 28 - Chieko Honda, voice actress
• May 12 - Toshiya Fuji, actor of 1990 Super Sentai of Last 80's and 90's Super Sentai Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman as Five Red/Gaku Hoshikawa.
• August 7 - Hiroaki Hirata, voice actor
• August 8
  • Rica Fukami, voice actress
  • Emi Shinohara, voice actress
• August 24 - Hideo Kojima, video-game director
• September 17 - Masahiro Chono, professional wrestler
• September 21 - Mamoru Samuragochi
• October 12 - Satoshi Kon, anime director
• November 23 - Yoshino Takamori, voice actress
• December 8 - Toshiaki Kawada, professional wrestler
• December 12 - Ai Orikasa
• December 18 - Rikiya Koyama, voice actor
• December 22 - Luna H. Mitani, Surrealist painter

Deaths

• February 18 - Tokugawa Iemasa, politician, 17th head of former Tokugawa shogunate
• April 14 - Kodō Nomura, novelist and music critic
• December 12 - Yasujirō Ozu, filmmaker