1993 in Japan

Incumbents

• Emperor: Akihito
• Prime Minister: Kiichi Miyazawa until August 9, Hosokawa Morihiro
• Chief Cabinet Secretary: Yōhei Kōno until August 9, Masayoshi Takemura
• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Ryōhachi Kusaba
• President of the House of Representatives: Yoshio Sakurauchi until June 18, Takako Doi from August 6
• President of the House of Councillors: Bunbē Hara
• Diet sessions: 126th, 127th, 128th

  Events

• January 15: A magnitude 7.8 earthquake offshore of Kushiro, Hokkaido, according to Fire and Disaster Management Agency confirmed report, two person were lost to lives with 966 person injures.
• January 27: Sumo wrestler Akebono Tarō becomes the first non-Japanese to reach the rank of yokozuna.
• April 15: 10th anniversary of the opening of Tokyo Disneyland.
• May 15: The J-League is established
• June 9: Crown Prince Naruhito marries Masako Owada.
• June 22: New Party Sakigake breaks away from the Liberal Democratic Party.
• July 7 - July 9: G7 summit is held in Tokyo.
• July 16: The Yokohama Landmark Tower, Japan's tallest building until the opening of the Abeno Harukas skyscraper, is completed.
• July 18: General elections for the House of Representatives of Japan are held. The Liberal Democratic Party fails to secure a majority.
• August 1 to 6: A torrential rain and debris flow occur in Kagoshima area, Kyushu Island, according to a report by the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, 72 people died and 142 were injured.
• August 3: Kono Statement issued by Japanese government.
• August 6: Hosokawa Morihiro is elected as new Prime Minister of Japan. A non-Liberal Democratic Party coalition government composed of seven parties is formed.

  Births

• January 12 – Aika Mitsui, singer
• January 29 – Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, singer and model
• January 30 - Kodai Senga, professional baseball player
• February 13 - Kasumi Arimura, actress
• February 16 - Sōsuke Genda, professional baseball player
• February 20 - Nanami Hashimoto, idol singer, model, actress
• February 23 - Kasumi Ishikawa, table tennis player
• March 24 - Ryo Ryusei, actor
• April 1 - Keito Okamoto, singer
• April 11 - Yūji Takahashi, footballer
• April 26 - Kaoru Mitsumune, actress and model
• May 3 - Shuto Takajo, professional baseball player
• May 9 - Ryosuke Yamada, actor and singer
• May 10 - Mirai Shida, actress
• June 15 - Kanna Arihara, singer
• July 13 - Rena Nōnen, actress and fashion model
• July 14 - Sayaka Yamamoto, singer and actress
• July 15 - Masataka Yoshida, professional baseball player
• August 3 – Yurina Kumai, singer
• August 4 – Alan Shirahama, singer, dancer and actor
• August 5 – Suzuka Ohgo, child actress
• August 9 - Kensuke Kondo, professional baseball player
• August 10 - Yuto Nakajima, singer
• August 28 – Sora Amamiya, voice actress and singer.
• August 31 – Haruka Imai, figure skater
• September 1 - Shōta Imanaga, professional baseball player
• September 19 - Miyuki Watanabe, singer and model
• November 10 - Azusa Tadokoro, voice actress and singer
• November 20 - Sumire Satō, actress and idol
• November 26 – Erena Ono, singer
• November 30 – Yuri Chinen, singer and actor
• December 7 - Kiyou Shimizu karate martial artist
• December 15 - Yuko Araki, actress and model
• December 23 - Ruriko Kojima, gravure idol and sportscaster
• December 24 - Mariya Nishiuchi, actress, model and singer-songwriter
• December 25 - Emi Takei, actress, model and singer
• December 28 - Yua Shinkawa, actress and model

  Deaths

• January 22: Kōbō Abe, author
• February 9: Saburo Okita, former foreign minister
• February 28: Ishirō Honda, film director
• April 2: Masaichi Niimi, admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War
• July 3: Tadao Yoshida, founder of the YKK Group, the world's largest zipper manufacturer
• July 10: Masuji Ibuse, writer
• August 6: Genkei Masamune, botanist
• August 21: Ichirō Fujiyama, composer and singer
• October 29: Masahiro Makino, film director
• November 14: Sanzo Nosaka, one of the founders of the Japanese Communist Party
• December 16: Kakuei Tanaka, former Prime Minister of Japan
• December 20: Iichirō Hatoyama, politician and diplomat

  Statistics

• Yen value: US$1 = ¥109.91