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1970 in Japan

Explore 9 historical events and records for Japan in 1970.

Historical records for Japan in 1970

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January

Prime Minister of Japan

Sato, Eisaku ยท Prime Minister of Japan ยท Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 3rd term

November

Marriage

Ono, Yoko ยท Amsterdam ยท Arts / Popular Music

Yoko Ono and John Lennon celebrate their honeymoon by staging a "bed-in" for peace in Amsterdam

Other events (month unknown)

Death of Yukio Misima

Misima, Yukio ยท Arts / Literature

Death of Yukio Misima, suicide

Director General

Nakasone, Yasuhiro ยท Tokyo ยท Director General DA ยท Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Appointed Director General of the Defence Agency

Dodesukaden

Kurosawa, Akira ยท Arts / Cinema

Kurosawas Dodesukaden

Runaway Horses

Mishima, Yukio ยท Arts / Literature

Publication of "Runaway Horses"

Security Treaty

Sato, Eisaku ยท Prime Minister of Japan ยท Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

The Security Treaty is extended

Suicide

Misima, Yukio ยท Arts / Literature

Death of Yukio Misima, suicide. A protest against national corruption & loss of the Samurai warrior tradition

Treaty of Security

Sato, Eisaku ยท Prime Minister of Japan ยท Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

The Security Treaty is extended

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