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Japan in 1949

Historical records for Japan in 1949, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

12Records
10Events
6Named people
1Places
5Categories

Historical records

February

1 February 1949OccupationShigeru Yoshida

Tokyo · Government / Democratic Party Government

Joseph Dodge is appointed to implement the 9-Point Program

16 February 1949Prime Minister of JapanShigeru Yoshida

Government / Democratic Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 3rd term

April

23 April 1949Economy of JapanShigeru Yoshida

Government / Democratic Party Government

Joseph Dodge announces a fixed rate of 360 yen/dollar

Other Events

1949Confessions of A MaskYukio Misima

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Confessions of A Mask"

1949Death of Hiroaki AbeHiroaki Abe

Warfare / Military

Death of Hiroaki Abe

1949ElectionEisaku Sato

Government / Democratic Party Government

Elected Member of Diet

1949ElectionShigeru Yoshida

Government / Democratic Party Government

Wins an outright majarity in the election

1949OccupationShigeru Yoshida

Tokyo · Government / Democratic Party Government

Signs a peace Treaty which ends the US occupation of Japan

1949Peace TreatyShigeru Yoshida

Tokyo · Government / Democratic Party Government

Signs a peace Treaty which ends the US occupation of Japan

1949Rule of JapanShigeru Yoshida

Tokyo · Government / Democratic Party Government

Signs a peace Treaty which ends the US occupation of Japan

1949The Quiet DuelAkira Kurosawa

Arts / Cinema

Kurosawas The Quiet Duel. Kurosawas Stray Dog

1949The Zen Doctrine of No-MindDaisetsu Teitaro Suzuki

Humanities / Social Science

Publication of "The Zen Doctrine of No-Mind"

Names involved

Akira KurosawaDaisetsu Teitaro SuzukiEisaku SatoHiroaki AbeShigeru YoshidaYukio Misima

Places involved

Tokyo

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.