1971 in Japan

Events in the year 1971 in Japan. It corresponds to Shōwa 46 (昭和46年) in the Japanese calendar.

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See also:Other events of 1971
History of Japan  • Timeline  • Years

Incumbents

Events
  • January 2 - A ryokan fire in Wakayama kills 16 people and injures 15.[2]
  • March Unknown date – Nagase Upbright Cram School, as predecessor of Nagase Brothers Group was founded in Mitaka, Tokyo.[3]
  • March 4 - A Lake Kawaguchi to Otsuki local train collision with truck in Fujikyu Line, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, according to Japan Transport Ministry official confirmed report, 17 person were lost to lives, with 69 person were wounded.
  • April 1 – Apa Group founded, as predecessor name was Shinkin Developer in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture.
  • April 27 - A massive forest fire in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, according to Fire and Disaster Management Agency confirmed report, 18 firefighter were lost their lives.
  • July 3 - Toa Domestic Airlines Flight 63 crash into Mount Yokotsu, Hakodate, Hokkaido, according to Japan Transport Ministry official confirmed report, all 68 person were lost to lives.
  • July 18 - A heavy torrential rain, wide range affective landslide, debris flow, bridge collapse around Aioi and Sayo, Hyogo Prefecture, 19 person were lost to lives, 26 persons were wounded, according to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency official confirmed report.
  • July 20 - A first McDonald's fast food outlet open in Japan at Ginza, Tokyo.
  • July 30 - An All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 collides with a Japanese fighter jet, resulting in a loss of 162 lives.
  • October 25 - Collision of two limited express trains on the Kintetsu Osaka Line in Hakusan (now Tsu) in Mie Prefecture. Casualties include 25 dead and 227 wounded.
  • November 11 - A slope failure field site collapsed during an experiment in Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. According to a Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency confirmed report, 15 persons lost their lives, 10 persons were wounded.

Births
Tamayo Marukawa
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Norika Fujiwara

Deaths

See also

References
  1. "Hirohito | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. "8.昭和４０年代の消防" [8. 1965-era firefighting] (in Japanese). 消防防災博物館. Archived from the original on 2017-05-24. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  3. ja:ナガセ#沿革 (Japanese language edition) Retriveted date on 14 June 2020.
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