1960 in Japan
Events of the year 1960 in Japan. It corresponds to Shōwa 35 in the Japanese calendar.Incumbents
- Emperor: Hirohito
- Prime Minister:
- *Nobusuke Kishi until July 19,
- *Hayato Ikeda
- Chief Justice of Japan: Kōtarō Tanaka until October 24, Kisaburo Yokota
- Chief Cabinet Secretary: Etsusaburō Shiina until July 19, Masayoshi Ōhira
- Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan: Ryōgorō Katō until February 1, Ichirō Kiyose
- Speaker of the House of Councillors of Japan: Tsuruhei Matsuno
Events
- February 23 - Crown Prince Naruhito, son of Akihito and Michiko is born in Tokyo Imperial Palace.
- July 24 - According to Japan National Police Agency official confirmed report, a charter bus collision with regular route bus, charter bus plunge into cliff in mountain road, Mount Hiei, Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, 28 person were perish, 16 person were hurt.
- August 25 - September 11 - Japan competes at the Olympics in Rome and win 4 gold, 7 silver and 7 bronze medals.
- October 12 - Politician Inejiro Asanuma is assassinated by a militant ultra nationalist while speaking in a televised political debate in Tokyo.
- Unknown date - University Advertise Newspaper, as predecessor of Recruit was founded in West Shinbashi, Tokyo.
Births
- January 6 - Kumiko Ohba, actress, singer, and psychological counselor
- January 25 - Miki Narahashi, voice actress
- February 23 - Naruhito, 126th emperor of Japan
- March 12 - Maki Nomiya, singer and musician
- March 23 - Yoko Tawada, writer
- March 29 - Hiromi Tsuru, voice actress
- April 4 - Kanako Fukaura, actress
- April 24 - Masami Kikuchi, voice actor
- May 15 - Izumi Aki, actress
- May 22 - Hideaki Anno, animator, film director, and actor
- June 7 - Hirohiko Araki, manga artist
- June 23 - Mizue Takada, singer
- July 9 - Yūko Asano, actress and singer
- July 18 - Hiroshi Negishi, anime director
- August 4 - Jun Miho, actress
- August 18 - Yuki Ninagawa, actress
- August 19 - Asa Nonami, writer
- September 3 - Seiko Noda, politician and cabinet minister
- September 8 - Misako Konno, actress and essayist
- September 11 - Mayo Suzukaze, actress
- September 25 - Kaoru Tada, manga artist
- October 5
- *Hitomi Kuroki, actress
- *Toru Takahashi, race car driver
- October 17 - Chie Kōjiro, voice actress
- November 9 - Eri Ishida, actress
- November 10 - Naomi Kawashima, actress, singer and radio entertainer
- December 14 - Miki Takakura, idol and actress
- December 17 - Tarako, actress, voice actress and singer
- December 24 - Fuyumi Ono, novelist
- December 29 - Kayoko Kishimoto, actress
Deaths
- January 24 - Ashihei Hino, writer
- August 28 - Takeru Inukai, politician and novelist
- October 12 - Inejiro Asanuma, politician
- November 2 - Otoya Yamaguchi, assassin
