Years in Japan:	1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Centuries:	19th Century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
Years:	1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1986 was the 61st year of Showa in Japan. It was the first year of the Japanese asset price bubble.

Incumbents

• Emperor: Hirohito
• Prime Minister: Yasuhiro Nakasone

Events

• January 6: Major snowfall strikes western Japan: Kagoshima is blanketed with 20 cm.
• March 23: Record snowfall in the Tokyo area leads to a train collision on the Seibu Shinjuku Line.
• July 6: Simultaneous elections for both houses of the Diet.
• July 22: Third Nakasone cabinet announced.
• September 6: Takako Doi becomes president of the Japan Socialist Party: she is the first female party leader in Japanese history.
• December 9: Beat Takeshi and his troupe are arrested for an attack on the editors of Friday magazine.

Births

• February 2: Miwa Asao, beach volleyball player
• February 10: Yui Ichikawa, model/performer
• February 19: Reon Kadena, model
• March 8: Princess Tsuguko
• March 16: Daisuke Takahashi, figure skater
• September 14: Ai Takahashi, performer

Deaths

• Februarty 16: Ryusaburo Umehara, artist
• February 21: Shigechiyo Izumi, oldest man in the world
• April 8: Yukiko Okada, idol singer
• July 31: Chiune Sugihara, diplomat and 'Japanese Schindler'
• November 2: Fumiko Enchi, author

Statistics

• Yen value: US$1 = ¥153 (low) to ¥192 (high)