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1945 in Japan

1945 in Japan

List of events

Events in the year 1945 in Japan.

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1945 was the last year of World War II and the first year of the Allied occupation.

Incumbents

Governors

  • Aichi Prefecture:
    • until 21 April: Shinji Yoshino
    • 21 April-10 June: Tadayoshi Obata
    • starting 10 June: Ryuichi Fukumoto
  • Akita Prefecture: Tadashi Hisayasuhiroshi (until 27 October); Kinsaburo Ikeda (starting 27 October)
  • Aomori Prefecture: Hiroo Oshima (until 21 April); Motohiko Kanai (starting 21 April)
  • Ehime Prefecture:
    • until 21 April: Chiyoji Kizawa
    • 21 April-27 October: Hiroyuki Doi
    • starting 27 October: Shotaro Toshima
  • Fukui Prefecture: Hatsuo Kato (until 21 April); Eminai Miyata (starting 21 April)
  • Fukushima Prefecture: Koichi Kameyama (until 27 October); Ishii Masakazu (starting 27 October)
  • Gifu Prefecture:
    • until 21 October: Masami Hashimoto
    • 21 April-27 October: Okino Saturo
    • starting 27 October: Yoshihira Nomura
  • Gunma Prefecture: Toshio Takahashi
  • Hiroshima Prefecture:
  • Ibaraki Prefecture:
    • until 21 April: Hisashi Imai
    • 21 April-19 August: Masami Hashimoto
    • starting 19 August: Yoji Tomosue
  • Iwate Prefecture: Tamemasu Miyata (until 21 April); Tamemasu Miyata (starting 21 April)
  • Kagawa Prefecture:
    • until 21 January: Yoshiji Kosuga
    • 21 January-21 April: Osamu Mori Izumi
    • 21 April-26 October: Masami Kimura
    • starting 26 October: Shogo Tanaka
  • Kochi Prefecture:
    • until 21 April: Saburo Takahashi
    • 21 April-25 October: Kurihara Haya
    • starting 25 October: Nagano Yoshitatsu
  • Kumamoto Prefecture: Soga Kajimatsu (until 27 October); Hirai Fumi (starting 27 October)
  • Kyoto Prefecture:
    • until June: Arai Zentaro
    • June-October: Shigeo Miyoshi
    • starting October: Atsushi Kimura
  • Mie Prefecture:
    • until 21 May: Yoshio Mochinaga
    • 21 May-27 October: Shigeo Shimizu
    • starting 27 October: Kobayashi Chiaki
  • Miyagi Prefecture:
    • until 10 June: Tsurukichi Maruyama
    • 10 June-27 October: Motome Ikezumi
    • starting 27 October: Saburo Chiba
  • Miyazaki Prefecture: Akira Taniguchi (until 27 October); Tadao Annaka (starting 27 October)
  • Nagano Prefecture: Yasuo Otsubo (until 27 October); Monobe Kaoruro (starting 27 October)
  • Niigata Prefecture:
    • until 1 February: Hatada Masatomi
    • 1 February-9 April: Kingo Chisato
    • starting 9 April: Hatada Masatomi
  • Oita Prefecture: Motoharu Nakamura (until 27 October)
  • Okinawa Prefecture:
    • until 3 April: Osamu Mori Izumi
    • 12 January-3 April: Akira Shimada
    • starting 20 August: Koshin Shikiya
  • Saga Prefecture: Miyazaki Kenta (until 27 October); Genichi Okimori (starting 27 October)
  • Saitama Prefecture: Ryuichi Fukumoto (until 19 August); Sekigaiyo Otoko (starting 19 August)
  • Shiname Prefecture: Takeo Yamada (until 12 September); Kiyoshi Ito (starting 12 September)
  • Tochigi Prefecture: Soma Toshio
  • Tokyo: Nisho Toshizo (until 23 August); Hisatada Hirose (starting 23 August)
  • Toyama Prefecture: Shigero Okamoto (until 27 October); Keiichi Yoshitake (starting 27 October)
  • Yamagata Prefecture:
    • until 21 April: Michio Murayama
    • 21 April-27 October: Zhi Sasayama
    • starting 27 October: Michio Murayama

Events

Atomic bombing of Nagasaki, August 9.
Douglas MacArthur and Emperor Hirohito.

Births

Deaths

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Hirohito | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. [2]
    "In pictures: Nagasaki bombing". BBC News. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  3. [3]
    ja:二又トンネル爆発事故 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved date on October 17 2021.
  4. [4]
    ja:せきれい丸沈没事故 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved date on 19 October 2021.
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