Resignation of Tetsu Katayama
Resigns after the budget is rejected by the head of the budget committee in the Diet
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1948 in Japan
Explore 11 historical events and records for Japan in 1948.
Historical records for Japan in 1948
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February
March
Prime Minister of Japan
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan
June
Reform of Education
The Imperial Rescript on Education is annuled by the Diet
October
Prime Minister of Japan
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term
November
Trial
Sentenced to death for war crimes
December
Occupation
The US National Security Council issues the 9-Point Program
Other events (month unknown)
Drunken Angel
Kurosawas Drunken Angel
Election
Wins the election with an outright majority
Execution
Executed as a war criminal
Renormalized Quantum Electrodynamics
Develops a renormalized formulation of quantum electrodynamics for calculating electron-photon interactions.
Snow Country Completed in Book Form
Yasunari Kawabata's Snow Country took its completed book form after years of serial publication. The novel's restrained portrayal of relationships and landscape became a landmark of modern Japanese literature.
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