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Japan in 1957

Name: Japan in 1957 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for Japan in 1957, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records

6Events

5Named people

1Places

4Categories

Historical records

February

25 February 1957Prime Minister of JapanNobusuke Kishi

Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term

February 1957Health of Tanzan IshibashiTanzan Ishibashi

Tokyo · Science / Medicine

Resigns due to ill health

February 1957Resignation of Tanzan IshibashiTanzan Ishibashi

Tokyo · Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Resigns due to ill health

Other Events

1957Minister of Postal ServicesKakuei Tanaka

Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Appointed Minister of Postal Services & Communications

1957Semiconductor Electron TunnellingLeo Esaki

Tokyo · Science / Physics

Demonstrates quantum tunnelling of electrons through a semiconductor junction, leading to the tunnel diode.

1957The Lower DepthsAkira Kurosawa

Arts / Cinema

Kurosawas The Lower Depths. Kurosawas Spider Web Castle

Names involved

Akira KurosawaKakuei TanakaLeo EsakiNobusuke KishiTanzan Ishibashi

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.