19 March 1955President of JapanIchiro Hatoyama
Appointed President of Japan, 2nd term
Historical records for Japan in 1955, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Appointed President of Japan, 2nd term
The Liberal Party & the Japan Democratic Party form the Liberal-Democratic Party
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 3rd term
Hiroshi Inagaki wins an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for Part I of his Samurai Trilogy
Kurosawas I Live in Fear
Awarded the Silver Lion at the Venice Film Festival for Seven Samurai
Publication of "Studies in Zen"
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