1982 in Japan
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Incumbents
- EmperorEmperor of JapanThe Emperor of Japan is, according to the 1947 Constitution of Japan, "the symbol of the state and of the unity of the people." He is a ceremonial figurehead under a form of constitutional monarchy and is head of the Japanese Imperial Family with functions as head of state. He is also the highest...
: HirohitoHirohito, posthumously in Japan officially called Emperor Shōwa or , was the 124th Emperor of Japan according to the traditional order, reigning from December 25, 1926, until his death in 1989. Although better known outside of Japan by his personal name Hirohito, in Japan he is now referred to...
(Emperor Shōwa) - Prime MinisterPrime Minister of JapanThe is the head of government of Japan. He is appointed by the Emperor of Japan after being designated by the Diet from among its members, and must enjoy the confidence of the House of Representatives to remain in office...
: Zenko SuzukiZenko Suzukiwas a Japanese politician and the 70th Prime Minister of Japan from July 17, 1980 to November 27, 1982.Suzuki graduated from Tokyo University of Fisheries in 1935...
(until 27 November 1982), Yasuhiro NakasoneYasuhiro Nakasoneis a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from November 27, 1982 to November 6, 1987. A contemporary of Brian Mulroney, Ronald Reagan, Helmut Kohl, François Mitterrand, Margaret Thatcher, and Mikhail Gorbachev, he is best known for pushing through the privatization of...
Arts and entertainment
In animeAnime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
, the winners of the Anime Grand Prix were the TV series Six God Combination Godmars
Six God Combination Godmars
is a popular anime series that aired from 1981 to 1982 in Japan, Hong Kong, and Italy with 64 episodes. Other loosely translated names are "Hexademon Symbiote God Mars", "Six God Union God Mars", and "Six Gods United As One Being"; sometimes spelling the title mecha as Godmars-Original story:In...
for best work, an episode of Urusei Yatsura
Urusei Yatsura
is a comedic manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi that premiered in Weekly Shōnen Sunday in 1978 and ran until its conclusion in 1987. Its 374 individual chapters were collected and published in 34 tankōbon volumes. The series tells the story of Ataru Moroboshi, and the alien...
for best episode, Takeru Myoujin from Six God Combination Godmars and voiced by Yū Mizushima
Yu Mizushima
is a Japanese voice actor. He is the Japanese voice-over for Sammo Hung, and is the Japanese voice of Wakko.-Notable roles:* .hack//Intermezzo as Male Heavyblade* Black Cat as Doctor * Black Jack* Black Magic M-66 as Leakey...
for best character, Toshio Furukawa
Toshio Furukawa
is a Japanese voice actor affiliated with Aoni Production and is married to fellow voice actress Shino Kakinuma. His height is 164cm. Hobbies are Fishing, diorama, reading and movies.In July 2011, Furukawa appeared at Anime Expo as a guest.-Career/Personal:...
for best male seiyū, Mami Koyama
Mami Koyama
Mami Koyama is a veteran seiyū and J-pop vocalist who was born in Nishio, Aichi. She was once married to fellow seiyū Tōru Furuya, her co-star in Mobile Suit Gundam, Urusei Yatsura, Dragon Ball, Saint Seiya, and Casshern Sins...
for best female seiyū and Macross, the opening for the TV series Super Dimension Fortress Macross and sung by Makoto Fujiwara for best song. For a list of anime released in 1982 see :Category:Anime of 1982.
In film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
, Fall Guy
Fall Guy
is a 1982 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku, art direction by Akira Takahashi. Among many awards, it was chosen as the Best Film at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony....
won the Best Film award at the Japan Academy Prize, the Blue Ribbon Awards
Blue Ribbon Awards
The are film-specific prizes awarded solely by movie critics and writers in Tokyo, Japan.The awards were established in 1950 by which is composed of film correspondents from seven Tokyo-based sports newspapers...
and the Hochi Film Award
Hochi Film Award
The are film-specific prizes awarded solely by the Hochi Shimbun.- Categories :*Best Picture*Best International Picture*Best Actor*Best Actress*Best Supporting Actor*Best Supporting Actress*Best New Artist*Special Award*Best Director- Winner :...
. Exchange Students
Tenkōsei
is a 1982 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi. It is also known by the alternate English titles Exchange Students and I Are You, You Am Me.-Awards:4th Yokohama Film Festival*Won: Best Film...
won the Best Film award at the Yokohama Film Festival
Yokohama Film Festival
The is a noticed yearly awards ceremony held in Japan. The festival was started as a small affair by fans and film critics, and first held on February 3, 1980. Ten films are chosen as the best of the year, and various awards are given to personnel...
. For a list of Japanese films released in 1982 see Japanese films of 1982
Japanese films of 1982
A list of films released in Japan in 1982 .-1982:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...
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In manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
, Gakuto Retsuden by Motoka Murakami
Motoka Murakami
is a Japanese manga artist who writes primarily shōnen manga. He won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen for Gakuto Retsuden in 1982 and the Shogakukan Manga Award twice, for shōnen for Musashi no Ken in 1984 and for general manga in 1996 for Ron, serialized in Big Comic Original from 1991 to 2006...
(shōnen), Yōkihi-den by Suzue Miuchi
Suzue Miuchi
is a Japanese manga artist and author of long running shōjo manga Glass Mask. She was born in Nishinomiya, Japan and grew up in Osaka. She won the Kodansha Manga Award for Youkihi-den and the Japan Cartoonists Association Award ....
(shōjo) and Karyūdo no Seiza by Machiko Satonaka
Machiko Satonaka
is a Japanese shōjo manga artist. She debuted in 1964 with Pia no Shouzou in Shōjo Friend, for which she received Kodansha New Faces award. She has received multiple awards, including the 1982 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga for Karyūdo no Seiza and a Lifetime Works and Cultural Activities...
(general) were the winners of the Kodansha Manga Award
Kodansha Manga Award
is an annual award for serialized manga published in the previous year, sponsored by the publisher Kodansha. It is currently awarded in four categories: children's, shōnen, shōjo, and general. The awards began in 1977, initially with categories for shōnen and shōjo. The first award for the...
. The winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award
Shogakukan Manga Award
The is one of Japan's major manga awards, sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga since 1955 and features candidates from a number of publishers.The current award categories are:...
were Tsuribaka Nisshi
Tsuribaka Nisshi
' is a fishing manga by Jūzō Yamasaki and Kenichi Kitami that has been serialized in Big Comic Original since 1979. It won the 28th Shogakukan Manga Award in 1983...
by Jūzō Yamasaki
Juzo Yamasaki
is a Japanese manga artist.His best known work is Tsuribaka Nisshi with art by Kenichi Kitami. Yamasaki originally wrote screenplays for Toei, but was laid off and decided to pursue a career in manga instead...
and Ken'ichi Kitami (general), Miyuki
Miyuki (manga)
is a romantic comedy manga series by Mitsuru Adachi. It was published by Shogakukan from 1980 to 1984 in the biweekly manga magazine Shōnen Big Comic . The series was adapted into a movie, an anime television series, and a live-action television drama...
and Touch
Touch (manga)
is a Japanese high school baseball manga by Mitsuru Adachi. It was originally serialized in the weekly manga magazine Shōnen Sunday from 1981–1986...
by Mitsuru Adachi
Mitsuru Adachi
is a Japanese manga artist. After graduating from Gunma Prefectural Maebashi Commercial High School in 1969, Adachi worked as an assistant for Isami Ishii. He made his manga debut in 1970 with Kieta Bakuon, based on a manga originally created by Satoru Ozawa...
(shōnen or shōjo) and Game Center Arashi
Game Center Arashi
is a Japanese manga by Mitsuru Sugaya, which ran in CoroCoro Comic from 1978 to 1984. It sold over 5 million copies and won the 1983 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga. The series was adapted as a popular anime television show that aired in 1982 in Japan on Mondays from 7:00pm to 7:30pm.;...
and Kon'nichiwa! Mi-com by Mitsuru Sugaya
Mitsuru Sugaya
, is a Japanese manga artist, novelist, an author of instructional comics, and a racing writer. Sugaya wrote and illustrated Game Center Arashi, a manga. He Also Drew A Manga tied to the Japanese Spiderman Show From The 70's and also drew the manga adaptations of all Kamen rider Series from Ichigo...
(children). Gin no Sankaku by Moto Hagio
Moto Hagio
is a manga artist born on May 12, 1949 in Ōmuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, though she currently lives in Saitama Prefecture. She is considered a "founding mother" of modern shōjo manga, especially shōnen-ai. She is also a member of the Year 24 Group...
won the Seiun Award
Seiun Award
The is a Japanese science fiction award for the best science fiction published in Japan during the preceding year, as voted by attendees of the Japan Science Fiction Convention. "Seiun" is the Japanese word for "nebula", but the award is not related to the American Nebula Award. It was named after...
for Best Comic of the Year. For a list manga released in 1982 see :Category:Manga of 1982.
In music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, the 33rd Kōhaku Uta Gassen
Kohaku Uta Gassen
, more commonly known as simply Kōhaku, is an annual music show on New Year's Eve produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK and broadcast on both television and radio, nationally and internationally by NHK's networks and some overseas broadcasters which bought the program...
was won by the Red Team (women). They were: Junko Mihara
Junko Mihara
is an Japanese politician, former singer and actress.She ran in House of Councillors election in 2010 as a proportional candidate of Liberal Democratic Party and won.- External links :*...
, Naoko Kawai, Aming, Mizue Takada, Seiko Matsuda
Seiko Matsuda
is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter. Due to her popularity in the 1980s and her long career, she has been dubbed the "Eternal idol" by the Japanese media.- Biography :...
, Kyoko Suizenji, Sugar
Sugar (group)
Sugar was a Korean girl group. Their 2003 singles "TAKE IT SHAKE IT" and "real identity" were the opening and ending theme songs respectively for season 1 of the highly popular anime "Kaleido Star". However, they had mediocre success in the South Korean market. Their last album has seen them go...
, Naoko Ken
Naoko Ken
is a Japanese singer and actress. She is well-known for her comedy roles featuring idiosyncratic looks, and a string of successful torch songs that gained popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s.- Biography :...
, Los Indios and Sylvia, Mina Aoe
Mina Aoe
was a Japanese female enka singer who had a series of popular hits in the late 1960s and continued charting late into her career.With her distinctive husky voice, she acquired the nickname of "Queen of the Blues". Due to her frequent appearances on television programs , she is fondly remembered by...
, Chiyoko Shimakura
Chiyoko Shimakura
is a female enka singer and TV presenter in Japan.She has a long career as a singer - almost 50 years. Despite her long career, Chiyoko remains cute and lovely in her stage work.Chiyoko is considered as "the Goddess of Enka"...
, Mieko Makimura, Ikue Sakakibara
Ikue Sakakibara
is a female Japanese actress and a J-pop singer.Her Peter Pan stage play was very popular and continued for over 20 years.- External links :*...
, Rumiko Koyanagi
Rumiko Koyanagi
is a Japanese actress and singer. She won the award for best new artist at the 13th Japan Record Awards and won the Japan Music Award in 1972. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 6th Japan Academy Prize for To Trap a Kidnapper and the award for best actress at the 7th Japan Academy...
, Junko Sakurada
Junko Sakurada
is a Japanese singer and actress. She was part of a music trio in 1973, which included Momoe Yamaguchi and Masako Mori. Sakurada then became successful in a solo music career. In 1979 Sakurada appeared in a film made by the production company Toho, and became popular as an actress...
, Miyuki Kawanaka
Miyuki Kawanaka
Miyuki Kawanaka is a Japanese Enka singer.She was born Kimiko Kawanaka in Suita, Osaka. At a young age she moved to Osaka where she grew up. In 1973 she debuted as Kasuga Harumi with the song Shinjuku Tenshin. She later tried to become an idol with the release of Kantsubaki no Shima Kara...
, Hiromi Iwasaki
Hiromi Iwasaki (singer)
is a Japanese female singer debuted in 1975. Her younger sister Yoshimi Iwasaki is also a singer. In 1981 she was awarded the Silver Prize at the Tokyo Music Festival for her song "Koimachigusa"....
, Masako Mori, Sayuri Ishikawa
Sayuri Ishikawa
, is a Japanese enka singer. She is a popular contestant on the annual NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen broadcast, having appeared 32 times since 1977. Ishikawa made her name performing the classic "Tsugarukaikyo-Fuyugeshiki"...
, Sachiko Kobayashi, Aki Yashiro
Aki Yashiro
, real name Akiko Masuda on August 29, 1950 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan), is a Japanese enka singer and painter...
and Harumi Miyako
Harumi Miyako
is a Japanese singer of enka.Born Harumi Kitamura in Kyoto, she made her debut in 1964. Her popularity has lasted: She makes frequent appearances in the annual television spectacular Kōhaku Uta Gassen and has acted in a number of films....
. Hiromi Iwasaki
Hiromi Iwasaki (singer)
is a Japanese female singer debuted in 1975. Her younger sister Yoshimi Iwasaki is also a singer. In 1981 she was awarded the Silver Prize at the Tokyo Music Festival for her song "Koimachigusa"....
won the Nippon Television Music Festival
Nippon Television Music Festival
was an annual music awards on the produced by Nippon Television.- Grand Prix winners :-References :* 音楽・芸能賞事典 Nichigai Associates ISBN 4-8169-0923-0* 音楽・芸能賞事典 Nichigai Associates 1990/95 ISBN 4-8169-1377-7...
and the Japan Music Awards
Japan Music Awards
for outstanding achievements in the Broadcast Music Producers Federation, was major music awards show held annually in Japan from 1969 to 1993. The only year that the award is not held is 1988.- List Japan Music Award :- Members of Federation :...
with her song Madonna tachi no lullaby. The Japan Record Award
Japan Record Award
for outstanding achievements in the Japan Composer's Association, is major music awards show held annually in Japan.- Categories :The Japan Record Award are four awards which are not restricted by genre....
was won by Takashi Hosokawa
Takashi Hosokawa
, born 細川貴志 on 15 June 1950, Makkari, Abuta District, Hokkaidō, Japan) is a Japanese male enka singer.In 1975, he debuted with song "Kokoro Nokori". Hosokawa immediately became one of the most popular enka and pop singers in Japan...
with his song Kita Sakaba. The May edition of the Yamaha Popular Song Contest
Yamaha Popular Song Contest
The , officially known as was a popular Japanese song contest that ran from 1969 to 1986. and held annually from Yamaha Resort Tsumagoi in Kakegawa, Shizuoka.- Winners :*Akiko Kosaka *Kyoko Kosaka *Chewing Gum...
was won by Aming with their song Matsuwa. Seiko Matsuda
Seiko Matsuda
is a Japanese pop singer-songwriter. Due to her popularity in the 1980s and her long career, she has been dubbed the "Eternal idol" by the Japanese media.- Biography :...
won the FNS Music Festival
FNS Music Festival
is an annual music show on the produced by Fuji Network System and Fuji Television.- Grand Prix Winners :- International guests :*a-ha*Sting*Jackie Chan*Destiny's Child*Kenny Loggins*Daniel Powter-References :...
with Nobara no Etude.
In television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, for dramas initially broadcast in 1982 see: List of Japanese television dramas#1982. For more events see: 1982 in Japanese television
1982 in Japanese television
Events in 1982 in Japanese television.-Debuts:* Baxinger, anime * Uchuu Keiji Gavan, tokusatsu * Cobra, anime * Dai Sentai Goggle-V, tokusatsu * Gyakuten! Ippatsuman, anime...
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Sports
At the 1982 Asian Games1982 Asian Games
The 9th Asian Games were held from November 19, 1982 to December 4, 1982 in Delhi, India.An incredible 74 Asian and Asian Games records were broken. This was also the first Asiad to be held under the aegis of the Olympic Council of Asia.-Sports:...
Japan
Japan at the 1982 Asian Games
Japan participated in the 1982 Asian Games held in New Delhi, India from November 19, 1982 to December 4, 1982.This country was ranked 2nd with 57 gold medals, 52 silver medals and 44 bronze medals with a total of 153 medals...
ranked second in the number of gold medals with 57 and tied with China in the total medal count with 153.
In badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
, Hiroyuki Hasegawa won the Men's singles and Sumiko Kitada the Women's singles at the Japanese National Badminton Championships
Japanese National Badminton Championships
The Japanese National Badminton Championships is a tournament organized to crown the best badminton players in Japan.-Past winners:-External links:* Kyōto-fu Badminton Kyōkai:...
(for the other results see the article).
In baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, the Seibu Lions
Seibu Lions
The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based west of Tokyo in Tokorozawa, Saitama. Before 1979, they were based in Fukuoka in Kyushu. The team is owned by a subsidiary of Prince Hotels, which in turn is owned by the Seibu Group...
won the Japan Series
Japan Series
, or is the annual championship series in Nippon Professional Baseball, the top baseball league in Japan. It is a seven-game series between the winning clubs of the league's two circuits, the Central League and the Pacific League....
4-3 against the Chunichi Dragons
Chunichi Dragons
The are a professional baseball team based in Nagoya, the chief city in the Chubu region of Japan. The team is in the Central League. They won the 2007 Japan Series and 2007 Asia Series.-History:...
. The MVP
Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
The is an honor given annually in baseball to two outstanding players in Nippon Professional Baseball , one each for the Central League and Pacific League....
in the Central League
Central League
The or is one the two professional baseball leagues that constitute Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The winner of the league championship plays against the winner of the Pacific League in the annual Japan Series. It currently consists of six teams from around the country,The Central League...
was Takayoshi Nakao and in the Pacific League
Pacific League
The or is one of the two professional baseball leagues constituting Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The winner of the league championship competes against the winner in the Central League for the annual Japan Series...
Hiromitsu Ochiai
Hiromitsu Ochiai
Hiromitsu Ochiai is a former Japanese professional baseball player. He is currently manager of the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball...
. At the Japanese High School Baseball Championship Ikeda won 12-2 against Hiroshima.
In basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, Japan hosted the ABC Championship for Women 1982
ABC Championship for Women 1982
-Group B:-Group C:-Final round:* The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the final round.-Classification 7th–9th:-Championship:...
that was won by Korea
Korea women's national basketball team
Korea women's national basketball team is the national women's national basketball team of South Korea. The South Koreans are the defending Asian champions after defeating China at the 2007 championships, 79–73. As a result, the Koreans qualified outright to the Olympics for the sixth time...
, with the Japanese team
Japan women's national basketball team
The Japan women's national basketball team is the women's basketball side that represents Japan in international competitions.- FIBA World Championship for Women record :*1964: 9th*1967: 5th*1971: 5th*1975: 2nd*1979: 6th*2010: 10th...
winning the third place. The All Japan Intercollegiate Basketball Championship
All Japan Intercollegiate Basketball Championship
All Japan Intercollegiate Basketball Championshipis an annual nationwide intercollegiate basketball tournament...
was won by Nippon Sport Science
Nippon Sport Science University
is a private university with campuses in Setagaya, Tokyo and Aoba-ku, Yokohama. The precursor of the school was founded 1893, and it was chartered as a university in 1949...
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In chess
Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
, Hiroyuki Nishimura (men's) and Naoko Takemoto (women's) were the winners of the Japanese Chess Championship
Japanese Chess Championship
The women's championship has been largely dominated by Naoko Takemoto -Winners:-References:* Results from the Japanese Chess Federation * Short biography on Akira Wanatabe * Chess in Japan...
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In figure skating
Figure skating
Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...
, the winners of the 1981–1982 Japan Figure Skating Championships
Japan Figure Skating Championships
The Japan or All-Japan Figure Skating Championships are a figure skating national championship held annually to determine the national champions of Japan. Skaters compete in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies singles, pair skating, and ice dancing, although not every discipline has been held...
were Fumio Igarashi
Fumio Igarashi
is a former Japanese figure skater from Tokyo, Japan. He was the 1977 and 1979-1981 Japanese national champion. His highest placement at the World Figure Skating Championships was fourth, in 1981. He placed ninth at the 1980 Winter Olympics. He was coached by Frank Carroll.-Results:-References:* *...
(men), Mariko Yoshida
Mariko Yoshida
, is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for her work with the ARSION wrestling promotion, where she was also head trainer.-Professional wrestling career:...
(women) and Noriko Sato
Noriko Sato
is a Japanese figure skater who is now a coach. She competed in Ice Dancing with Tadayuki Takahashi from 1979. They placed 17th in the 1984 Winter Olympic Games. She was six-time Japanese national champion from 1980 to 1985.-Competitive highlights:...
and Tadayuki Takahashi
Tadayuki Takahashi
is a Japanese ice dancer who is now a coach. He competed with Noriko Sato from 1979. They placed 17th in the 1984 Winter Olympic Games. They were seven-time Japanese national champions from 1979 to 1985.-Competitive highlights:...
in ice dancing.
In golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
, Yoshitaka Yamamoto
Yoshitaka Yamamoto
Yoshitaka Yamamoto is a Japanese professional golfer.Yamamoto was born in Osaka. He won 13 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and ranks 15th on the career victories list.-Japan Golf Tour wins :*1973 Wizard*1975 Suntory Open, Bridgestone Open...
won the NST Niigata Open
NST Niigata Open
The NST Niigata Open was a Japan Golf Tour event from 1982 to 2004. It was played on different courses in Niigata almost every year. The tournament record of 264 was set in 2001 at Nakajo Golf Club.-Winners:Sato Foods NST Niigata Open...
, Hideto Shigenobu
Hideto Shigenobu
Hideto Shigenobu is a Japanese professional golfer.Shigenobu played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning five times.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1979 Chushikoku Open*1982 Kansai Pro Championship*1983 NST Niigata Open...
won the Kansai Pro Championship
Kansai Pro Championship
The Kansai Pro Championship was a golf tournament in Japan. It was first played in 1931 and was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1990...
, Takashi Kurihara
Takashi Kurihara
Takashi Kurihara is a Japanese professional golfer.Kurihara played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning five times.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1973 Kanto Open*1974 Shizuoka Open*1979 ASO National Park Open*1982 Hiroshima Open...
won the Hiroshima Open, Masahiro Kuramoto
Masahiro Kuramoto
is a Japanese professional golfer.Kuramoto was born in Hiroshima. He turned professional in 1981. He has won 30 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, ranking fifth on the career list. He ranks seventh on the career money list with earnings of just over 1 billion ¥....
won the Japan PGA Championship
Japan PGA Championship
The is an annual golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It has been played since 1926. It is played at a variety of courses throughout Japan. The purse for the 2011 event was ¥150,000,000, with ¥30,000,000 going to the winner...
, Teruo Sugihara
Teruo Sugihara
Teruo Sugihara is a Japanese professional golfer.Sugihara was born in Osaka. He won 28 tournaments and over 630 million ¥ on the Japan Golf Tour. He also won the 1969 Hong Kong Open.-Japan Golf Tour wins :...
won the Kansai Open
Kansai Open
The is a golf tournament in Japan. It was an event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 1991 and returned again in 2009. The 2010 event was the 76th edition...
and Akira Yabe
Akira Yabe
Akira Yabe is a Japanese professional golfer.Yabe played on the Japan Golf Tour, winning five times.-Japan Golf Tour wins:*1978 Kuzuha Kokusai Tournament*1979 Shizuoka Open*1980 Kanto Pro Championship, Descente Hokkoku Open...
won the Japan Open Golf Championship
Japan Open Golf Championship
The is Japan's national open golf championship. As of 2011, it is one of the three richest tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, with a prize fund of ¥200 million...
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In football (soccer) Japan hosted the 1982 Intercontinental Cup
1982 Intercontinental Cup
The 1982 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on 12 December 1982 between Peñarol, winners of the 1982 Copa Libertadores, and Aston Villa, winners of the 1981–82 European Cup. The match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo...
between C.A. Peñarol
C.A. Peñarol
Club Atlético Peñarol also known as Carboneros, Aurinegros and familiarly as Manya, is an Uruguayan sports club based in the Peñarol barrio, Montevideo, best known for its professional football team. The team plays their home matches in Estadio Centenario, the largest stadium in the country, but...
and Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
. Peñarol won 2-0. Mitsubishi Motors (currently the Urawa Red Diamonds
Urawa Red Diamonds
are a professional association football club playing in Japan's football league, J. League Division 1. One of Japan and Asia's best supported teams, the club has been able to boast the highest average crowds for thirteen of the J-League's twenty season history...
) won the 1982 Japan Soccer League. Yamaha Motor Company (currently the Júbilo Iwata
Júbilo Iwata
is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...
) won the Second Division of the Soccer League and was promoted to the First Division. It also won the Emperor's Cup
Emperor's Cup
, commonly known as or , is a Japanese association football competition. It has the longest tradition of any football tournament in Japan, dating back to 1921, before the formation of the J. League, Japan Football League and their predecessor, Japan Soccer League...
. For the champions of the regional leagues
Japanese Regional Leagues
Japanese Regional Leagues are a group of parallel association football leagues in Japan that are organized on the regional basis...
see: Japanese Regional Leagues 1982
Japanese Regional Leagues 1982
-Champions list:-Hokkaido:-Tohoku:-Kanto:-Hokushinetsu:-Tokai:-Kansai:-Chugoku:-Shikoku:-Kyushu:...
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January to June
- January 5 - Maki TsukadaMaki Tsukadaborn January 5, 1982 in Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture) is a Japanese female judoka.She won the Women's +78 kg category gold medal at the Athens Olympic in 2004 and the silver medal at the Beijing Olympics....
, judoka - January 7 - Ryang Yong-GiRyang Yong-GiRyang Yong-Gi is a Japanese-born North Korean footballer who plays for Vegalta Sendai in the J. League Division 1.Ryang is captain of his club where he is a creative midfielder....
, Japanese-born football player - January 12 - Ayumi MurataAyumi Muratais a female Japanese singer from Tokyo, Japan. She has also played the role of Minako Aino in the Sailor Moon musicals from 2001 to 2002.-Anime voice roles:*Happiness! *Kappa no Kaikata...
, singer, voice actor - January 20 - Takatoshi UchidaTakatoshi UchidaTakatoshi Uchida is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Persebaya Surabaya.He joined Ehime FC in the Japan Football League after graduating from Juntendo University and have played for Denso FC and Japan's College of Upward Players in Soccer prior to joining Albirex Niigata FC...
, football player - January 21 – Go ShiozakiGo Shiozakiis a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is the current GHC Heavyweight Champion. In addition to Noah, he has previously worked in the American-based promotion Ring of Honor and its former sister promotion Full Impact Pro, where he won the latter's...
, professional wrestler - January 25 – Sho SakuraiSho Sakuraiis a Japanese idol, singer, songwriter, actor, newscaster, host and former radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi....
, singer - January 30 - Daiki IwamasaDaiki Iwamasais a Japanese football defender who currently plays for Kashima Antlers.-Career:He was educated at and played for Iwakuni High School and Tokyo Gakugei University before turning professional. He was the captain of the Japan team that won the 2003 Universiade football competition held in Daegu,...
, football player - February 7 - Osamu MukaiOsamu Mukaiis a Japanese actor. He was born in Kanagawa, Japan. Graduated from Meiji University.-Summary:Mukai's first main role was in the 2006 Japanese television drama Nodame Cantabile...
, actor - February 9 – Ami SuzukiAmi Suzukiis a female singer, songwriter, actress and DJ from Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.Having been discovered at the talent TV show Asayan, Suzuki was one of the most popular female singers as an idol in the late 1990s....
, singer - February 17 - Satoko MabuchiSatoko Mabuchiis a Japanese softball player who won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, softball player - February 18 - Akiko ChubachiAkiko Chubachiassumed the duties of Miss Universe Japan 2007, after originally being the second runner-up. She became Miss Universe Japan after the winner, Riyo Mori, claimed the Miss Universe crown and first runner-up, Rei Hamada, turned the title down. Akiko is a graduate of Tamagawa University and has an...
, model - February 20 - Ryosei KonishiRyosei Konishiis an actor and seiyū, born on February 20, 1982 in Tokyo, Japan. Up until January 19, 2007, he was known by his birth name . He is best known for portraying Kouga Saejima/GARO, the title character from the Japanese tokusatsu television series GARO from 2005 to 2006, its 2010 film adaptation, Garo:...
, actor, voice actor - March 7 – Erika YamakawaErika Yamakawais a female talent of Japan. She is from Iwate, belongs to the show-business production "Avant-gardes". She was a gravure idol .- Career :...
, gravure idol, talent - March 10 - Shin KoyamadaShin Koyamadais a film actor, producer, philanthropist and martial artist.Koyamada co-starred as “Nobutada” opposite Tom Cruise in the Warner Bros. action epic film The Last Samurai , with a worldwide box office of $456 million. Koyamada also starred in the action original movie Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior...
, actor, martial artist, philanthropist - March 12 - Hisato SatōHisato Satois a Japanese football player who currently plays for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in the J. League. He is a left-footed forward.-Playing career:Sato is a product of JEF United Ichiahra's youth system. He was promoted to JEF's top team in 2000. His first league appearance came on April 15, 2000 against...
, football player - March 15 - Yōko MakiYoko Maki (actress)Yōko Maki is a Japanese actress signed to .Maki has appeared in several films including 2003 film Infection and the 2004 American remake The Grudge.-Biography:...
, actress - March 24 – Kenichirou Ohashi, voice actor
- March 25 - Kayoko FukushiKayoko Fukushiis a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. Fukushi represented Japan at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics....
, long-distance runner - March 25 - Yoshikazu KotaniYoshikazu Kotaniis a Japanese actor and singer from Tokyo. He is known most notably for his role as Takashi Kawamura in The Prince of Tennis musical series, Tenimyu, and the live film adaptation.-Biography:...
, actor, singer - March 27 - Kurara ChibanaKurara Chibana, a Japanese model, born on March 27, 1982, is a native of Naha City . She competed in Miss Universe 2006 and ended up as the 1st Runner-up.-Miss Universe 2006:...
, model - April 3 – Kasumi Nakane, gravure idol
- April 3 - Hiraku HoriHiraku HoriHiraku Hori is a Japanese super heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1.-Titles:*2005 K-1 Japan GP 3rd Place*2004 K-1 Japan GP 3rd Place*2003 K-1 Japan GP 3rd Place-Kickboxing record:- See also :*List of kickboxing organizations...
, kickboxer, martial artist - April 20 – Keiichiro NagashimaKeiichiro NagashimaKeiichiro Nagashima is a Japanese long track speed skater specialising in the sprint distances 500 and 1000 metres...
, speed skater - May 4 - Norihito KobayashiNorihito Kobayashiis a Japanese Nordic combined skier who has been competing since 2000. He won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km team event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec and earned his best individual finish of fifth in the 10 km individual normal hill at those same...
, nordic combined skier - May 13 – Yoko KumadaYoko Kumadais a Japanese gravure idol and singer originally from Gifu city, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.- Variety :* London Hearts（TV Asahi network）* S.B.S.T（TV Tokyo network）* Akko ni Omakase!（Tokyo Broadcasting System network）* Go on（Kyoto Broadcasting System only）...
, gravure idol - May 14 – Ai ShibataAi Shibatais a Japanese swimmer. At the 2004 Summer Olympics, she won the gold medal in the 800 meter freestyle race and became the first ever female gold medalist for Japan in a freestyle event....
, swimmer - May 21 - Kota Ibushi, professional wrestler
- May 24 - Hiroyasu TanakaHiroyasu TanakaHiroyasu Tanaka is a Japanese professional baseballer for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. He was the number 1 draft pick for the Swallows in . In he was leader in triples for the Central League.-References:...
, baseball player - May 26 – Yoko MatsuganeYoko Matsuganeis a Japanese gravure idol from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. She is famous for her voluptuous figure. She has released several DVDs and photobooks and has appeared on several TV shows in Japan...
, model - May 30 - Asahi UchidaAsahi Uchidais a Japanese actor. He will have a central role in Tokugawa Fūun-roku, scheduled for broadcast on January 2, 2008.-Selected filmography:...
, actor - June 4 - Soshi TanakaSoshi Tanakais a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2001 Japanese junior national champion. He won both his Junior Grand Prix events in the 1999-2000 season, qualifying himself for the Junior Grand Prix Final, where he placed 4th. He is a three-time competitor at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships....
, figure skater - June 9 - Yoshito ŌkuboYoshito Okubois a Japanese football player, he is a forward and currently plays for Vissel Kobe.- Career :On January 3, 2009, Vissel announced his transfer to VfL Wolfsburg of the 1. Bundesliga...
, football player - June 27 – Takeru ShibakiTakeru Shibakiis a Japanese actor from Tokyo. He is best known for his role as Kai Samezu/GaoBlue in the Super Sentai series Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger.-TV Drama:*Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger *GoGo Sentai Boukenger...
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July to December
- July 3 - Cyber KongCyber KongTakashi Yoshida is a Japanese wrestler better known by his ring name, Cyber Kong. He currently wrestles for Dragon Gate.-Biography:...
, professional wrestler - July 5 - Junri NamigataJunri NamigataJunri Namigata is a Japanese professional tennis player. Her career high WTA singles ranking is 105, which she reached on February 28, 2011. Her career high doubles ranking is 109, set on April 14, 2008. U- Singles 12 :- Doubles 22 :...
, tennis player - July 9 – Sakon YamamotoSakon Yamamotois a Japanese racing driver. He competed in 21 Formula One Grands Prix during the and 2007 and 2010 seasons.- Before Formula One:Yamamoto began his racing career in 1994 at the Suzuka Circuit Racing School , and worked his way up through the ranks, to become the test/third driver for the Jordan...
, racing driver - July 28 - Yoshiyuki KameiYoshiyuki Kamei (baseball)is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Yomiuri Giants in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball.-Career statistics:Statistics current as of July 22, 2011-External links:...
, baseball player - August 4 - Seiichi UchikawaSeiichi UchikawaSeiichi Uchikawa is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball. He rose to prominence in 2008 with a league-leading .378 batting average...
, baseball player - August 6 - Hiroki HirakoHiroki Hirakois a Japanese speed skater. He has competed for Japan at the 2010 Winter Olympics. He has also previously competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics.- References :...
, speed skater - August 15 - Tsuyoshi HayashiTsuyoshi Hayashiis a Japanese actor . He was born on August 15, 1982 in Kobe, Japan. He is best known for his role as Hoji Tomasu/Deka Blue in the 2004 TV series Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger. Hayashi is affiliated with Amuse, Inc.-TV series:* Mr...
, actor - August 24 - Daiki HataDaiki HataDaiki Hata is a Japanese mixed martial artist and occasional kickboxer.He is a Pancrase veteran and has fought for K-1, DEEP, BodogFight and Cage Force. He holds notable victories over WEC contenders Kenji Osawa and Yoshiro Maeda...
, mixed martial artist - August 24 - Tetsu SawakiTetsu SawakiTetsu Sawaki is a Japanese actor. Sawaki was born in Osaka, Japan.-Filmography:* Bright Future * Border Line * Ashita wa kitto * Gaichu...
, actor - August 27 - Tatsuyuki Tomiyama, football player
- September 3 – Kaori NatoriKaori Natoriis a Japanese singer under management of Stardust Music. She is currently signed to Chimera Energy, a label handled by Universal Music Japan.In 2010, Natori became the permanent vocalist for the hip-hop/reggae band Spontania...
, singer - September 9 – Ai OtsukaAi Otsukais a Japanese pop singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and actress from Suminoe-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. She is a popular artist on the Avex Trax label and is best known for her 2003 hit "Sakuranbo," which stayed in the Top 200 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for 103 weeks.A piano...
, singer, songwriter, pianist and actress - September 12 – Nana OzakiNana Ozakiis a Japanese gravure idol, belonged to the talent agency Fang. She is from Osaka and interested in tennis, long-distance track event and Western popular music.She belonged to the talent agency Artist Box until December 28, 2007.-Profile:...
, gravure idol - September 19 - Shoji SatoShoji Satois a male badminton player from Japan.Shoji Sato is regarded as one of the fastest on foot players in the world. -Career:He won four Japanese National Championships in a row between 2003 and 2006....
, badminton player - September 22 – Kosuke KitajimaKosuke Kitajimais a Japanese multiple Olympic gold medalist breaststroke swimmer. He won gold medals for the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke at both the Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008 Olympics.-Major achievements:...
, swimmer - September 23 - Ryuichi KiyonariRyuichi Kiyonariis a professional motorcycle road racer. He is the 2006, 2007 and 2010 British Superbike champion, and he currently rides for HM Plant Honda in the British Superbike Championship. He also won the 2008 Suzuka 8-Hour race, teamed with his former WSBK team-mate Carlos Checa...
, motorcycle road racer - September 28 - Takeshi AokiTakeshi Aokiis a Japanese footballer who plays for Japanese club Kashima Antlers. He made his international debut for Japan on August 20, 2008 in a friendly against Uruguay at Sapporo Dome.-Team honors:*A3 Champions Cup - 2003*J. League Division 1 - 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009...
, football player - October 4 - Takashi Kitano, football player
- October 28 - Mai KurakiMai Kurakiis a Japanese pop and R&B singer-songwriter and producer from Funabashi, Chiba. Kuraki debuted in 1999 with the single, "Love, Day After Tomorrow". In 2000, she released her debut album, Delicious Way, which debuted at number-one and sold over 2,210,000 copies in its first week...
, singer-songwriter, producer - November 2 – Kyoko FukadaKyoko Fukadais an actress and singer. In Japan, her name is sometimes contracted to the nickname Fukakyon. She won the award for Best Actress at the Yokohama Film Festival for Kamikaze Girls.- Career :...
, actress, singer - November 5 - Saho HaradaSaho Haradais a Japanese synchronized swimmer. She has competed at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...
, synchronized swimmer - November 5 - Akinori NakagawaAkinori Nakagawais a Japanese singer, songwriter and actor. In 2001, he debuted as a singer with "I Will Get Your Kiss". In 2002, he appeared in the musical Mozart!, in which he played the leading role and received a Rookie of the Year Award in the drama division at the 57th National Arts Festival held by the...
, singer, songwriter, actor - November 6 - Daisuke WatanabeDaisuke Watanabe (actor)is a Japanese actor. He is best known for his role as Kunimitsu Tezuka of the fourth generation Seigaku cast in The Prince of Tennis musical series, Tenimyu.- Movie :*Ultraman Mebius & Ultraman Brothers as George Ikaruga...
, actor - November 8 - Aisa SendaAisa Senda, born November 8, 1982 in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese singer, actress, and television presenter. She made her debut in 2000 in Taiwan as part of the girls group Sunday Girls, and has concentrated her activities in Taiwan since then. She is capable of speaking both Japanese and...
, singer, actress, presenter - November 13 – Kumi KodaKumi Koda, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Kyoto, known for her urban and R&B songs. Having debuted in 2000 with the single "Take Back", Koda gained fame for her seventh single, "Real Emotion/1000 no Kotoba", the songs of which were used as themes for the video game...
, singer - November 18 - Masanori KaneharaMasanori KaneharaMasanori Kanehara is a Japanese mixed martial artist and the 2009 Sengoku Featherweight Grand-Prix Champion and inaugural Sengoku Featherweight Champion.-Sengoku FWGP:...
, mixed martial artists - November 21 - Shingo TakagiShingo TakagiShingo Takagi is a former Japanese bodybuilder, turned professional wrestler. Shingo is currently competing for the Japanese promotion Dragon Gate and American promotion Dragon Gate USA...
, professional wrestler - November 27 - Tatsuya Tanaka, football player
- December 12 - Noriyuki KanzakiNoriyuki Kanzakiis a Japanese figure skater. He placed fourth at the 2007 Japanese national championships, and won the silver medal at the 2005 Nebelhorn Trophy.-Competitive highlights:-External links:...
, figure skater - December 12 - Ai KatoAi KatoAi Kato is a Japanese actress and model.Around 2003, a video of her bathing at an onsen surfaced on the internet...
, actress, model - December 13 - EitaEitais a Japanese actor from Tokyo, Japan. His birth name is . He has appeared in many Japanese television dramas and movies; most notable is the TV series Water Boys...
, actor - December 18 - Aya YasudaAya Yasudais a Japanese luger who has competed since 1992. Her best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 22nd in the women's singles event at Nagano in 2004....
, luger - December 24 – Masaki AibaMasaki Aibais a Japanese idol, singer, actor, television personality and radio host. He is a member of Japanese boy band Arashi.Aiba began his career in the entertainment industry when he joined the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates in 1996 at the age of...
, singer - December 25 - Yasuhiro KidoYasuhiro KidoYasuhiro Kido is a Japanese welterweight kickboxer competing in K-1 MAX. He is 2008 K-1 World MAX Japan tournament champion.-Early years:Yasuhiro Kido was born in Kanagawa, Japan on December 25, 1982. When he was a junior high school student, he belonged to a track and field athletics team, and...
, kickboxer, martial artist - December 29 - Noriaki KinoshitaNoriaki KinoshitaNoriaki Kinoshita is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Amsterdam Admirals in 2005. He played college football at Ritsumeikan.-Early years:...
, American football player
Deaths
- February 13 - Chiemi EriChiemi Eri, was a Japanese popular singer and actress.Eri was born as Chiemi Kubo on January 11, 1937 in Tokyo, Japan. She started her singing career at the age of 14 with her version of "Tennessee Waltz." She sang American songs such as "Jambalaya" & "Come on-a My House". Eri started her career as an...
, singer, actress - February 26 - Teinosuke KinugasaTeinosuke Kinugasa-External links:* *...
, actor, film director - March 12 - Genzō KitazumiGenzo Kitazumiwas an influential Japanese photographer. Kitazumi's work is characterized by manipulation of photographic process for aesthetic rather than representational or documentary effect. His pre-war work features the use of lith print process and solarization. Photograms feature frequently in his...
, photographer - March 16 - Arihiro FujimuraArihiro Fujimurawas a Japanese actor and seiyū. He was born in Chiyoda, Tokyo. He died in 1982 of diabetes mellitus. In later life, his hometown was Kanda, Tokyo.-Films:* Harenchi Gakuen* Lupin III: Strange Pychokinetic Strategy -TV Drama:* I Am a Cat...
, actor, voice actor - May 1 - Torajiro SaitoTorajiro Saitowas a Japanese film director known for his comedy films. Born in Akita Prefecture, he entered Shōchiku's Kamata studio in 1922 and debuted as a director in 1926. He later worked at the Shintōhō and Tōhō studios...
, film director - September 22 - Shin SaburiShin SaburiShin Saburi was a Japanese film actor noted for his leading roles in a number of films by the director Yasujiro Ozu including Brothers and Sisters of the Toda Family , Tea Over Rice , Equinox Flower and Late Autumn .-Selected filmography:* 1941 Brothers and...
, actor - December 28 - Shin KishidaShin KishidaShin Kishida was a Japanese actor, best known for his memorable supporting roles in films and television series.-Biography:...
, actor