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bibliography Bibliography (from and ), as a discipline, is traditionally the academic study of books as physical, cultural objects; in this sense, it is also known as bibliology (from ). English author and bibliographer John Carter describes ''bibliograph ...
of Kimitake Hiraoka, pen name
Yukio Mishima Kimitake Hiraoka ( , ''Hiraoka Kimitake''; 14 January 192525 November 1970), known by his pen name Yukio Mishima ( , ''Mishima Yukio''), was a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, Shintoist, Ultranationalism (Japan), ultranationalis ...
, includes novels, novellas, short stories and literary essays, as well as plays that were written not only in a contemporary-style, but also in the style of classical Japanese theatre, particularly in the genres of
noh is a major form of classical Japanese dance-drama that has been performed since the 14th century. It is Japan's oldest major theater art that is still regularly performed today. Noh is often based on tales from traditional literature featuri ...
and
kabuki is a classical form of Theatre of Japan, Japanese theatre, mixing dramatic performance with Japanese traditional dance, traditional dance. Kabuki theatre is known for its heavily stylised performances, its glamorous, highly decorated costumes ...
. However, although Mishima took themes, titles and characters from the noh canon, he included his own twists and modern settings, such as hospitals and ballrooms, which startled audiences who were accustomed to the long-settled originals. In total, Mishima wrote 34 novels (including some entertainment novels), about 50 plays, 25 books of short stories, and at least 35 books of essays, one
libretto A libretto (From the Italian word , ) is the text used in, or intended for, an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata or Musical theatre, musical. The term ''libretto'' is also sometimes used to refer to th ...
, as well as one film. An asterisk (*) denotes works written in Mishima's
Gakushūin The , or , historically known as the Peers' School, is a Japanese educational institution in Tokyo, originally established as Gakushūjo to educate the children of Japan's nobility. The original school expanded from its original mandate of educ ...
period. This article was completed with reference to the Japanese Wikipedia entry of Mishima. For a full list of his works, see work by Yamazaki in the further reading.


Novels

* ''Tōzoku'' ( 盗賊 ''Thieves''),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
** ''Tōzoku―Dai 1-Shō Monogatari no Hottan (Koi no Shūkyoku soshite Monogatari no Hottan)'' (盗賊 第1章 物語の発端 (恋の終局そして物語の発端) ''Thieves―Chapter 1 Beginning of a Story (End of Love, and The Beginning of a Story)'')
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
** ''Tōzoku―Dai 2-Shō Kesshin to sono Fushigina Kōka (Jisatsu Kitosha)'' (盗賊 第2章 決心とその不思議な効果 (自殺企画者) ''Thieves―Chapter 2 Determination and The Mysterious Effect (Suicide Planner)'')
1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...
** ''Tōzoku―Dai 3-Shō Deai'' (盗賊 第3章 出会 ''Thieves―Chapter 3 Encounter'')
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
** ''Tōzoku―Dai 4-Shō Shūto na Kyōbō―Jō (Biteki Seikatsusha)'' (盗賊 第4章 周到な共謀―上 (美的生活者) ''Thieves―Chapter 4 Careful Conspiracy―upper (One Who Lives Beauty) '')
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
** ''Tōzoku―Dai 5-Shō Shūto na Kyōbō―Ge (Karei)'' (盗賊 第5章 周到な共謀―下 (嘉例) ''Thieves―Chapter 5 Careful Conspiracy―second (An Auspicious Occasion)'')
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
** ''Tōzoku―Dai 6-Shō Jikkō―Mijikaki Daidanen'' (盗賊 第6章 実行―短き大団円 ''Thieves―Chapter 6 Practice―Short Grand finale'')
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* ''Kamen no Kokuhaku'' ( 仮面の告白 '' Confessions of a Mask)'',
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* ''Ai no Kawaki'' ( 愛の渇き '' Thirst for Love''),
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
* ''Junpaku no Yoru'' ( 純白の夜 ''Pure White Nights''),
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
* ''Ao no Jidai'' ( 青の時代 ''The Age of Blue''),
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
* ''Natsuko no Bōken'' ( 夏子の冒険 ''Natsuko's Adventure''),
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
* ''Nippon-sei'' ( につぽん製 ''Made in Japan''),
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
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1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
* ''Kinijiki'' ( 禁色 '' Forbidden Colors'') ** ''Kinijiki'' (禁色 ''Forbidden Colors''),
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
** ''Higyō'' (秘楽 ''Secret Pleasure''),
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
* ''Koi no Miyako'' ( 恋の都 ''The Capital of Love''),
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
* ''Shiosai'' ( 潮騒 '' The Sound of Waves''),
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
* ''Megami'' ( 女神 ''Goddess''),
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
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1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* ''Shizumeru Taki'' ( 沈める滝 ''The Sunken Waterfall''),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* ''Kōfukugō Shuppan'' ( 幸福号出帆 ''The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail''),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
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1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
) * ''Kinkaku-ji'' ( 金閣寺 ''
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion is a novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima. It was published in 1956 and translated into English by Ivan Morris in 1959. The novel is loosely based on the burning of the Reliquary (or Golden Pavilion) of Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto by a young ...
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1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* ''Nagasugita Haru'' ( 永すぎた春 ''Too Much of Spring''),
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* ''Bitoku no Yoromeki'' ( 美徳のよろめき ''The Misstepping of Virtue''),
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
* ''Kyōko no Ie'' ( 鏡子の家 '' Kyoko's House''),
1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
** ''Kyōko no Ie Dai-1 bu'' (鏡子の家 第一部 ''Kyoko's House, pt. 1'') ** ''Kyōko no Ie Dai-2 bu'' (鏡子の家 第二部 ''Kyoko's House, pt. 2'') * ''Utage no Ato'' ( 宴のあと '' After the Banquet''),
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
* ''Ojōsan'' ( お嬢さん ''The Mademoiselle''),
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
* ''Kemono no Tawamure'' ( 獣の戯れ ''
The Frolic of the Beasts is a 1961 novel by Yukio Mishima. It is considered a minor work from Mishima's middle period. Drawing inspiration from Noh, Noh plays, specifically the 14th-century ''Motomezuka'', the novel centers on a tragic love triangle depraved by adulter ...
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1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...
* ''Utsukushii Hoshi'' ( 美しい星 '' Beautiful Star''),
1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
* ''Ai no Shissō'' ( 愛の疾走 ''Dash of Love''),
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
* ''Gogo no Eikō'' ( 午後の曳航 ''
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea ''The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea'' () is a novel written by Yukio Mishima, published in Japanese in 1963 and translated into English by John Nathan in 1965. Plot The story follows the actions of Noboru Kuroda, an adolescent boy ...
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1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
* ''Nikutai no Gakkō'' ( 肉体の学校 ''
The School of Flesh ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...
''),
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
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1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
) * ''Kinu to Meisatsu'' ( 絹と明察 '' Silk and Insight''),
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
* ''Ongaku'' ( 音楽 ''The Music''),
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
* ''Fukuzatsuna Kare'' ( 複雑な彼 ''That Complicated Guy''),
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* ''Yakaifuku'' ( 夜会服 ''Evening Dress''),
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
* ''Mishima Yukio Letter Kyōshitsu'' ( 三島由紀夫レター教室 ''Letters―Yukio Mishima's Letter Lessons''),
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
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1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* ''Inochi Urimasu'' ( 命売ります '' Life for Sale''),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* ''Hōjō no Umi'' ( 豊饒の海 ''
The Sea of Fertility is a tetralogy of novels written by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima. The four novels are '' Spring Snow'' (1969), '' Runaway Horses'' (1969), '' The Temple of Dawn'' (1970), and '' The Decay of the Angel'' (1971).
'' tetralogy) ** ''Haru no Yuki'' ( 春の雪 '' Spring Snow''),
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
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1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
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1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
) ** ''Honba'' ( 奔馬 ''
Runaway Horses is a 1969 novel by Yukio Mishima, the second in his ''Sea of Fertility'' tetralogy. Mishima did much research to prepare for this novel, visiting locations recorded in the book and studying historical information about the Shinpūren Rebellio ...
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1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
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1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
(Book Published in
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
) ** ''Akatsuki no Tera'' ( 暁の寺 '' The Temple of Dawn''),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
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1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
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1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
) ** ''Tennin Gosui'' ( 天人五衰 '' The Decay of the Angel''),
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
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1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
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1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...


Short stories

* ''Sukanpo―Akihiko no osanaki omoide'' (酸模―秋彦の幼き思ひ出 ''Sorrel Flowers—Akihiko's Memory of the Early Childhood''),
1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...
* * ''Zazen Monogatari'' (座禅物語 ''Tale of Zazen''),
1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...
* * ''Hakamairi'' (墓参り ''Grave Visit''),
1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...
, part of the 鈴鹿鈔 series * * ''Gyōshō Seika'' (暁鐘聖歌 ''Hymn of the Dawn Bell''),
1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...
, part of the「鈴鹿鈔」series * * ''Yakata'' (館 ''Mansion''),
1939 This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...
, an unfinished and unpublished Short Story * * ''Kokoro no Kagayaki'' (心のかゞやき ''Glow of the Heart''),
1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *Janu ...
, unfinished * * ''Koguma no Hanashi'' (仔熊の話 ''Story of the Bear Cub''),
1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *Janu ...
* * ''Shinkan'' (神官 ''Shinkan''),
1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *Janu ...
* * ''Damie-garasu'' (彩絵硝子 ''Colored Picture Glass''),
1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *Janu ...
* * ''Hanazakari no Mori'' ( 花ざかりの森 ''The Forest in Full Bloom''),
1941 The Correlates of War project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 3.49 million. However, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program estimates that the subsequent year, 1942, wa ...
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1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
)* * ''Aokakiyama no Monogatari'' (青垣山の物語 ''Tale of Mount Aokakiyama''),
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
* * ''Ottō to Maya'' (苧菟と瑪耶 ''Ottō and Maya''),
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
* * ''Minomo no Tsuki'' (みのもの月 ''The Reflection of the Moon''),
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
* * ''Tamakiharu'' (玉刻春 ''Tamakiharu''),
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
* * ''Yoyo ni Nokosan'' (世々に残さん ''For Posterity''),
1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 ...
* * ''Inori no Nikki'' (祈りの日記 ''Diary of Prayers''),
1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 ...
* * ''Mandara Monogatari'' (曼荼羅物語 ''Tale of Mandara''),
1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 ...
* * ''Hiougi'' (檜扇 ''Hiougi''),
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
* * ''Asakura'' (朝倉 ''Asakura''),
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
* * ''Yoru no Kuruma'' (夜の車 ''A Car in the Night''),
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
** Title changed to ''Chusei ni okeru Ichi Satsujin-Jōshūsha no nokoseru Tetsugakuteki Nikki no Bassui'' (中世に於ける一殺人常習者の遺せる哲学的日記の抜粋 ''Philosophical Diary of a Serial Killer from Middle Ages'') * ''Esugai no Kari'' (エスガイの狩 ''Esugai's Hunting''),
1945 1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat. Events World War II will be ...
* ''Chūsei'' ( 中世 ''The Middle Ages''),
1945 1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat. Events World War II will be ...
* ''Kurojima no Ō no Monogatari no Ichibamen'' (黒島の王の物語の一場面 ''A Scene from the Tale of the King of Kurojima Island''),
1945 1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat. Events World War II will be ...
* ''Ayame no Mae'' (菖蒲前 ''In Front of the Iris''),
1945 1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat. Events World War II will be ...
* ''Nise Don Fan Ki'' (贋ドン・ファン記 ''Tale of the Fake Don Juan''),
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
* ''Tabako'' ( 煙草 ''Cigarette''),
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
* ''Misaki nite no Monogatari'' ( 岬にての物語 ''A Story at the Cape''),
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
* ''Koi to Betsuri to'' (恋と別離と ''Love, and Parting''),
1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...
* ''Karu no Miko to Sotoori Hime'' ( 軽王子と衣通姫 ''Prince Karu and Princess Sotoori''),
1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...
* ''Karasu'' (鴉 ''The Crow''),
1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...
* ''Yoru no Shitaku'' (夜の仕度 ''Preparations for the Evening''),
1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...
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1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
) * ''Raudo Supika'' (ラウドスピーカー ''Loudspeaker''),
1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...
* ''Haruko'' (春子 ''Haruko''),
1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...
* ''Sakasu'' ( サーカス ''The Circus''),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* ''Futoku'' (婦徳 ''Feminine Virtues''),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* ''Zeppun'' (接吻 ''The Kiss''),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* ''Densetsu'' (伝説 ''The Legend''),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* ''Hakuchō'' (白鳥 ''Swan''),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* ''Tetsugaku'' (哲学 ''Philosophy''),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* ''Chōchō'' (蝶々 ''The Butterfly''),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* ''Junkyō'' (殉教 ''Martyrdom''),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* ''Shinsetsu na Otoko'' (親切な男 ''The Kind Man''),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* ''Kazoku Awase'' ( 家族合せ ''Family Card Game''),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* ''Ningen Kigeki'' (人間喜劇 ''The Human Comedy''),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* ''Kashiramoji'' (頭文字 ''Initials''),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* ''Jizen'' (慈善 ''Charity''),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* ''Hōseki Baibai'' (宝石売買 ''Precious Stone Broker''),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* ''Tsumibito'' (罪びと ''The Offender''),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* ''Kōshoku'' (好色 ''Sensuality''),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* ''Fujitsu na Yogasa'' (不実な洋傘 ''The Unfaithful Umbrella''),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* ''Yagi no Kubi'' (山羊の首 ''A Goat's Head''),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* ''Shishi'' (獅子 ''Lion''),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* ''Kōfuku to iu Byōki no Ryōhō'' (幸福といふ病気の療法 ''Treatment for the Sickness named Happiness''),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* ''Koi no Omoni'' (恋重荷 ''The Heavy Burden of Love''),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* ''Dokuyaku no Shakaiteki Kōyō ni Tsuite'' (毒薬の社会的効用について''On the Social Utility of Poison''),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* ''Daijin'' (大臣 ''The Cabinet Minister''),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* ''Magun no Tsūka'' (魔群の通過 ''Passing of a Host of Devils''),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* ''Jidō'' (侍童 ''Page''),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* ''Tengoku ni Musubu Koi'' (天国に結ぶ恋 ''Love Ordained in Heaven''),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* ''Fuin'' (訃音 ''Obituary''),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* ''Butaigeiko'' (舞台稽古 ''Stage Rehearsal''),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* ''Hoshi'' (星 ''The Star''),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* ''Bara'' (薔薇 ''The Rose''),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* ''Taikutsu na Tabi'' (退屈な旅 ''Boring Journey''),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* ''Shinsetsu na Kikai'' (親切な機械 ''The Polite Machine''),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* ''Kōkyō'' (孝経 ''The Book of Filial Piety''),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* ''Kazan no Kyūka'' (火山の休暇 ''Volcano Vacation''),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* ''Kaibutsu'' (怪物 ''The Monster''),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* ''Hanayama-in'' (花山院 ''Hanayama Temple'')
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
, * ''Kajitsu'' (果実 ''Fruits''),
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
* ''Enō'' (鴛鴦 ''The Mandarin Ducks''),
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
* ''Shugaku Ryokō'' (修学旅行 ''Field Trip''),
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
* ''Nichiyōbi'' (日曜日 ''Sunday''),
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
* ''Tōnori-kai'' (遠乗会 ''Long Distance Riding Club''),
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
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1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
) * ''Kokei Monmon'' (孤閨悶々 ''Alone and Yearning''),
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
* ''Nisshoku'' (日食 ''Solar Eclipse''),
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
* ''Kuidōraku'' (食道楽 ''Gluttony''),
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
* ''Mesu-inu'' (牝犬 ''A Female Dog''),
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
* ''Joryū Risshiden'' (女流立志伝 ''The Story of a Successful Woman''),
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
* ''Katei Saiban'' (家庭裁判 ''Family Litigation''),
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
* ''Idai na Shimai'' (偉大な姉妹 ''The Remarkable Sisters''),
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
* ''Hakone-Zaiku'' (箱根細工 ''Hakone-Work''),
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
* ''Isu'' (椅子 ''The Chair''),
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
* ''Shi no Shima'' (死の島 ''Island of Death''),
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
* ''Tsubasa'' (翼 ''Wings''),
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
* ''Migi Ryoshū Tsukamatsuri Sōrō'' (右領収仕候 ''Paid in Full''),
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
* ''Tenagahime'' (手長姫 ''The Long-Armed Princess''),
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
* ''Asagao'' (朝顔 ''Morning Glory''),
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
* ''Keitaiyō'' (携帯用 ''Portable''),
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
* ''Rikyū no Matsu'' (離宮の松 ''The Pinetree on the Palace Grounds''),
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
* ''Kurosu-Wado-Pazuru'' (クロスワード・パズル ''Crossword Puzzle''),
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
* ''Gakusei Kabuki Katagi'' (学生歌舞伎気質 ''The Temperament of the Student Kabuki''),
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
* ''Kinsei Shūtome Katagi'' (近世姑気質 ''The Temperament of the Early Modern Mother-in-Law''),
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
* ''Kingyo to Okusama'' (金魚と奥様 ''Goldfish and Madam''),
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
* ''Manatsu no Shi'' ( 真夏の死 ''Death in Midsummer''),
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
* ''Futari no Roujō'' (二人の老嬢 ''Two Old Maids''),
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
* ''Bishin'' (美神 ''Goddess of Beauty''),
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
* ''Eguchi Hatsu-jo Oboegaki'' (江口初女覚書 ''Memorabilia of Eguchi Hatsu''),
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
* ''Hina no Yado'' ( 雛の宿 ''The House of Dolls''),
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
* ''Tabi no Bohimei'' (旅の墓碑銘 ''Epitaph for a Journey''),
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
* ''Kyū-teisha'' (急停車 ''A Sudden Stop''),
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
* ''Tamago'' (卵 ''Eggs'', ''Tamago''),
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
* ''Fuman na Onnatachi'' (不満な女たち ''Unsatisfied Women''),
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
* ''Hanabi'' (花火 ''Fireworks''),
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
* ''Radige no Shi'' (ラディゲの死 ''The Death of Radiguet''),
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
* ''Yōki na Koibito'' (陽気な恋人 ''The Cheerful Lover''),
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
* ''Hakurankai'' (博覧会 ''The Exhibition''),
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
* ''Geijutsu Gitsune'' (芸術狐 ''Pseudo Art''),
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
* ''Kagi no Kakaru Heya'' ( 鍵のかかる部屋 ''A Room to be locked''),
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
* ''Fukushū'' (復讐 ''Revenge''),
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
* ''Shi o Kaku Shōnen'' ( 詩を書く少年 ''The Boy Who Wrote Poetry''),
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
(Book Published in
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
) * ''Shigadera Shōnin no Koi'' ( 志賀寺上人の恋 ''The Priest of Shiga Temple and His Love''),
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
* ''Mizuoto'' (水音 ''The Sound of Water''),
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
* ''S・O・S'',
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
* ''Umi to Yuyake'' ( 海と夕焼 ''Sea and Sunset''),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* ''Shimbun-gami'' (新聞紙 ''Swaddling Clothes''),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* ''Akinai-bito'' (商ひ人 ''The Shopkeeper''),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* ''Yama no Tamashii'' (山の魂 ''The Spirit of the Mountain''),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* ''Yane o Ayumu'' (屋根を歩む ''Walking on the Roof''),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* ''Botan'' (牡丹
Peonies
'),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* ''Aoi Dotera'' (青いどてら ''The Blue Padded Kimono''),
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* ''Jūkyu-sai'' (十九歳 ''Nineteen Years Old''),
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* ''Ashi no Seiza'' (足の星座 ''Foot Constellation''),
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* ''
Segaki The is a ritual of Japanese Buddhism, traditionally performed to stop the suffering of the such restless ghosts/monsters as , and --the dead who have no living relatives)--all ghosts tormented by an insatiable hunger. Alternatively, the ritual f ...
-bune'' (施餓鬼舟 ''The Requiem Boat''),
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* ''Hashi-zukushi'' ( 橋づくし ''The Seven Bridges''),
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* ''
Onnagata , also , are male actors who play female roles in kabuki theatre. It originated in 1629 after women were banned from performing in kabuki performances. There are many specific techniques that actors must learn to master the role of ''onnagata'' ...
'', ( 女方 ''Onnagata''),
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
* ''Irogonomi no Miya'' (色好みの宮 ''The Palace of Sensuality''),
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
* ''Kiken'' (貴顕 ''The Dignitary''),
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
* ''Kage'' (影 ''The Shadow''),
1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
* ''Hyakuman-en Senbei'' ( 百万円煎餅 ''Three Million Yen''),
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
* ''Ai no Shokei'' ( 愛の処刑 ''Love's Penance''),
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
* ''Sutā'' ( スタア ''
Star A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma (physics), plasma held together by Self-gravitation, self-gravity. The List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs, nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked eye at night sk ...
''),
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
* ''Yūkoku'' ( 憂國 ''
Patriotism Patriotism is the feeling of love, devotion, and a sense of attachment to one's country or state. This attachment can be a combination of different feelings for things such as the language of one's homeland, and its ethnic, cultural, politic ...
)'',
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
* ''Ichigo'' (苺 ''Strawberry''),
1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...
* ''Bōshi no Hana'' (帽子の花 ''The Flower Hat''),
1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
* ''Mahōbin'' (魔法瓶 ''Thermos Flasks''),
1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
* ''Tsuki'' (月 ''Moon''),
1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
* ''Budōpan'' (葡萄パン ''Raisin Bread''),
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
* ''Shinju'' (真珠 ''The Pearl''),
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
* ''Jidōsha'' (自動車 ''Cars''),
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
* ''Kawaisō na Papa'' (可哀さうなパパ ''Poor Papa''),
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
* ''Ame no naka no funsui'' ( 雨のなかの噴水 ''Fountains in the Rain''),
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
* ''Kippu'' (切符 ''Tickets''),
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
* ''Ken'' ( ''Sword''),
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
* ''Gettan-sō Kitan'' ( 月澹荘奇譚 ''The Strange Tale of Shimmering Moon Villa''),
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
* ''Mikumano Mōde'' ( 三熊野詣 '' Acts of Worship''),
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
* ''Kujaku'' (孔雀 ''The Peacocks''),
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
* ''Asa no Jun'ai'' (朝の純愛 ''True Love at Dawn''),
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
* ''Nakama'' ( 仲間 ''Companions''),
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* ''Eirei no Koe'' ( 英霊の聲 ''Voices of the Fallen Heroes''),
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* ''Kōya yori'' ( 荒野より ''From the Wilderness''),
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* ''Tokei'' (時計 ''Clock''),
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
* ''Ranryō-ō'' ( 蘭陵王 ''The Dragon Flute''),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...


Short story collections

* ''Hanazakari no Mori'' ( 花ざかりの森 ''The Forest in Full Bloom''),
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
* ''Misaki nite no Monogatari'' ( 岬にての物語 ''A Story at the Cape''),
1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...
* ''Yoru no Shitaku'' (夜の仕度 ''Preparations for the Evening''),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* ''Magun no Tsūka'' (魔群の通過 ''Passing of a Host of Devils''),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* ''Kaibutsu'' (怪物 ''The Monster''),
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
* ''Manatsu no Shi'' ( 真夏の死 '' Death in Midsummer and other stories''),
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
— includes ''Patriotism'' * ''Hashi-zukushi'' ( 橋づくし ''The Seven Bridges''),
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
* ''Sutā'' ( スタア ''Star''),
1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...
* ''Mikumano Mōde'' ( 三熊野詣 '' Acts of Worship''),
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...


Plays


Shingeki

* ''Higashi no Hakase tachi'' (東の博士たち ''
Magi Magi (), or magus (), is the term for priests in Zoroastrianism and earlier Iranian religions. The earliest known use of the word ''magi'' is in the trilingual inscription written by Darius the Great, known as the Behistun Inscription. Old Per ...
of the East''),
1939 This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...
* * ''Rotei'' (路程 ''The Journey''),
1939 This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...
, unpublished * * ''Kirusuto Koutanki'' (基督降誕記 ''The Birth of Christ''),
1939 This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...
* * ''Yakata'' (館 ''The Mansion''),
1939 This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...
, unfinished * * ''Yagatemi Date to'' (やがてみ楯と ''To Become the Shield''),
1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 ...
* * ''Ayame'' (あやめ ''Iris''),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* ''Kataku'' (火宅 ''Burning House''),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* ''Ai no Fuan'' (愛の不安 ''The Anxiety of Love''),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* ''Tōdai'' (灯台 ''The Lighthouse''),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* ''Niobe'' (ニオベ ''Niobe''),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* ''Seijo'' (聖女 ''The Holy Woman''),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* ''Majinreihai'' (魔神礼拝 ''
Adoration Adoration is respect, reverence, strong admiration, and love for a certain person, place, or thing. The term comes from the Latin ''adōrātiō'', meaning "to give Homage (arts), homage or worship to someone or something". Ancient Rome In class ...
of the Devil''),
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
* ''Koi ni Natta Oshōsan'' (鯉になつた和尚さん ''The Monk Who Became a Koi''),
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
* ''Shinshi'' (紳士 ''The Gentleman''),
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, silent play * ''Tada Hodo Takai Mono wa Nai'' (只ほど高いものはない ''Nothing is as Expensive as Gratis''),
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
* ''Yoro no Himawari'' (夜の向日葵 ''Twilight Sunflower''),
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
* ''Wakodo yo Yomigaere'' (若人よ蘇れ ''Arise, Youth!''),
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
* ''Bokushingu'' (ボクシング ''Boxing''),
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
* ''Koi niwa Nanatsu no Kagi ga Aru'' (恋には七ツの鍵がある ''There Are Seven Keys to Love''),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* ''Sangenshoku'' (三原色
Primary Colors
'),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* ''Fune no Aisatsu'' (船の挨拶 ''Greetings at the Boat''),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* ''Shiroari no Su'' ( 白蟻の巣 ''Termites' Nest''),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* ''Daishōgai'' (大障碍 ''Steeplechase''),
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* ''Rokumeikan'' ( 鹿鳴館 ''
Rokumeikan The was a large two-story building in Tokyo, completed in 1883, which became a controversial symbol of Westernisation in the Meiji period. Commissioned for the housing of foreign guests by the Foreign Minister Inoue Kaoru, it was designed by ...
''),
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* ''Asa no Tsutsuji'' (朝の躑躅 ''Morning Azalea''),
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
* ''Bara to Kaizoku'' ( 薔薇と海賊 ''Roses and Pirates''),
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
* ''Onna wa Senryo Sarenai'' (女は占領されない ''Women Never Be Captured''),
1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
* ''Nettaiju'' ( 熱帯樹 ''Tropical Tree: A Tragedy in Three Acts''),
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
* ''Toka no Kiku'' ( 十日の菊 ''Tenth-Day Chrysanthemums'' or ''The Day after the Fair''),
1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...
* ''Kuro-tokage'' ( 黒蜥蜴 ''The Black Lizard''),
1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...
* ''Yorokobi no Koto'' ( 喜びの琴 ''The Harp of Joy''),
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
* ''Koi no Hokage'' (恋の帆影 ''The Sails of Love''),
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
* ''Sado Kōshaku Fujin'' ( サド侯爵夫人 '' Madame de Sade''),
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
* ''Shitakiri Suzume'' (舌切雀 ''Tongue-cut Sparrow''),
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
* ''Suzaku-ke no Metsubō'' ( 朱雀家の滅亡 ''The Decline and Fall of the Suzaku''),
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
* ''Waga Tomo Hittorā'' ( わが友ヒットラー '' My Friend Hitler''),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* '' Raiō no Terasu'' ( 癩王のテラス ''The Terrace of The Leper King''),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...


Modern Noh Plays

''Kindai Nōgaku shu'' ( 近代能楽集 ''Modern Nō Plays'') * ''Kantan'' ( 邯鄲 ''The Magic Pillow''),
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
* ''Aya no Tsuzumi'' ( 綾の鼓 ''The Damask Drum''),
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
* ''Sotoba Komachi'' ( 卒塔婆小町 ''Komachi at the Stupa'' or ''Komachi at the Gravepost''),
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
* ''
Aoi no Ue is a fictional character in '' The Tale of Genji'' (''Genji Monogatari''). Daughter of the Minister of the Left (Tō no Chūjō's sister) and Genji's first principal wife, she marries Genji when she is sixteen and he is only twelve. Proud and dis ...
'' ( 葵上 ''
The Lady Aoi ''The Lady Aoi'' is a play written by Yukio Mishima in 1954, which appears in his '' Five Modern Noh Plays''. It modernizes the noh drama ''Aoi no Ue''. English Version Donald Keene has translated this play into English. Notable productions ...
''),
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
* ''Hanjo'' ( 班女 ''The Waiting Lady with the Fan''),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* ''Dōjōji'' ( 道成寺 ''Dōjō Temple''),
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
* ''Yuya'', ( 熊野 ''Yuya''),
1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
* ''Yoroboshi'' ( 弱法師 ''The Begging Monk'' or ''The Blind Young Man''),
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
* ''Genji Kuyō'', ( 源氏供養 ''Memorial Service of
Prince Genji is the protagonist of Murasaki Shikibu's Heian-era Japanese novel ''The Tale of Genji''. "Hikaru" means "shining", deriving from his appearance, hence he is known as the "Shining Prince." He is portrayed as a superbly handsome man and a gen ...
''),
1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
* ''Busu'' ( 附子 ''Busu''), a Modern Kyogen play written in
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
, published in 1971, but was never performed professionally. * ''Long After Love'' ( Long After Love), a compilation of other Modern Noh plays for performance in New York, written in
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
, published in
1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...


Kabuki

* ''Jigoku Hen'' ( 地獄変 ''Hell Screen''),
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
(based on '' Hell Screen'',
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , art name , was a Japanese writer active in the Taishō period in Japan. He is regarded as the "father of the Japanese short story", and Japan's premier literary award, the Akutagawa Prize, is named after him. He took his own life at the age ...
's short story) * ''
Iwashi Uri Koi Hikiami ''Iwashi Uri Koi No Hikiami'' (鰯賣戀引網 ''The Sardine Seller's Net of Love'') is a 1954 comedic Kabuki play by Yukio Mishima (三島 由紀夫). It was first performed in November 1954 at the Kabukiza theatre in Tokyo, and was praised for ...
'' ( 鰯売恋曳網 ''The Sardine Seller's Net of Love''),
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
* ''Yuya (Kabuki)'', (熊野 (歌舞伎) ''Yuya (Kabuki)''),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* ''Fuyō no Tsuyu Ōuchi Jikki'' (芙蓉露大内実記 ''The Blush on the White Hibiscus Blossom: Lady Fuyo and the True Account of the Ōuchi Clan''),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
, an adaptation of Euripides' '' Hippolytos'' and Racine's ''
Phèdre ''Phèdre'' (; originally ''Phèdre et Hippolyte'') is a French dramatic tragedy in five acts written in alexandrine verse by Jean Racine, first performed in 1677 at the theatre of the Hôtel de Bourgogne in Paris. Composition and premiere With ...
'' * ''Musume-gonomi Obi Tori no Ike'' (むすめごのみ帯取池 ''Sash Stealing Pond''),
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
* ''Chinsetsu Yumiharizuki'' ( 椿説弓張月 ''Half Moon (like a Bow and arrow setting up): The Adventures of Tametomo'' or literally ''A Wonder Tale: The Moonbow''),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...


Ballet

* ''Miranda'', (ミランダ ''Miranda''),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...


Libretto

* ''Minoko'', (美濃子 ''Minoko''),
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...


Operetta

* ''Toketa Tennyo'' (溶けた天女 ''Celestial Beauty who Melted'' or ''Angel Lady who Melted''),
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
, never premiered * ''Bon Dia Senyōra'' (ボン・ディア・セニョーラ ''Bon Dia Signora''),
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...


Buyō

* ''Konkai Kikunoariake'' (狐会菊有明 ''Konkai Kikunoariake''),
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
, never premiered * ''Hade-kurabe Chikamatsu Musume'' (艶競近松娘 ''The Charming Figure Competition of Chikamatsu Girls''),
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
* ''Himegimi to Kagami'' (姫君と鏡 ''The Eldest Princess and the Mirror''),
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
* ''Muromachi Hangonkō'' (室町反魂香 ''The Dead Appearance Incense in
Muromachi The , also known as the , is a division of History of Japan, Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573. The period marks the governance of the Ashikaga shogunate, Muromachi or Ashikaga shogunate ( or ), which was officially establ ...
'')
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
* ''Hashi-zukushi (Buyō)'' ( 橋づくし (舞踊) ''The Seven Bridges (Buyō)''),
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...


Translated Adaptations

* Jean Cocteau's ''
Orphée In Greek mythology, Orpheus (; , classical pronunciation: ) was a Thracian bard, legendary musician and prophet. He was also a renowned poet and, according to legend, travelled with Jason and the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece, and d ...
'',
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
, Buyō adaptation * Racine's ''
Britannicus Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus (12 February AD 41 – 11 February AD 55), usually called Britannicus, was the son of Roman Emperor Claudius and his third wife, Valeria Messalina. For a time, he was considered his father's heir, but t ...
'',
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
* Oscar Wilde's ''
Salome Salome (; , related to , "peace"; ), also known as Salome III, was a Jews, Jewish princess, the daughter of Herod II and princess Herodias. She was granddaughter of Herod the Great and stepdaughter of Herod Antipas. She is known from the New T ...
'',
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
* Goethe's ''
Proserpina Proserpina ( ; ) or Proserpine ( ) is an ancient Roman goddess whose iconography, functions and myths are virtually identical to those of Greek Persephone. Proserpina replaced or was combined with the ancient Roman fertility goddess Libera, whos ...
'',
1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
* Puccini's ''
Tosca ''Tosca'' is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. The work, based on Victorien Sardou's 1 ...
'',
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
* Helen Bannerman's ''
The Story of Little Black Sambo ''The Story of Little Black Sambo'' is a children's book written and illustrated by Scottish author Helen Bannerman and published by Grant Richards (publishing house), Grant Richards in October 1899. As one in a series of small-format books ca ...
'',
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
* Gabriele d'Annunzio's ''
Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien ''Le Martyre de saint Sébastien'' is a five-act musical mystery play on the subject of Saint Sebastian, with a text written in 1911 by the Italian author Gabriele D'Annunzio and incidental music by the French composer Claude Debussy (L.124). ...
,''
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
* Victor Hugo's ''
Ruy Blas ''Ruy Blas'' () is a tragic drama by Victor Hugo. It was the first play presented at the Théâtre de la Renaissance and opened on November 8, 1838. Though considered by many to be Hugo’s best drama, the play was initially met with only ave ...
'',
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* ''
Arabian Nights ''One Thousand and One Nights'' (, ), is a collection of Middle Eastern folktales compiled in the Arabic language during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights'', from the first English-language edition () ...
'',
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
* Jean Cocteau's ''
L'Aigle à deux têtes ''L'Aigle à deux têtes'' is a French play in three acts by Jean Cocteau, written in 1943 and first performed in 1946. It is known variously in English as ''The Eagle with Two Heads'', ''The Eagle Has Two Heads'', ''The Two-Headed Eagle'', ''Th ...
'',
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...


Notes, Autobiography, Essays, Diaries, and Travelogues

* Tanuki no Shinja (狸の信者 Follower of the Racoon),
1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...
, part of the「鈴鹿鈔」series * * Kannagara no Michi (惟神之道 The Way of the Gods),
1941 The Correlates of War project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 3.49 million. However, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program estimates that the subsequent year, 1942, wa ...
* * Shibai Nikki (芝居日記 Drama Diaries),
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
* * Azuma Fumihiko Chōshi (東文彦 弔詞 Condolences for Fumihiko Azuma),
1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 ...
* * Azuma Takashi-ni o Kokusu (東徤兄を哭す Lamenting Takashi Azuma),
1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 ...
* * Yanagizakura Zakkenroku (柳桜雑見録 Yanagizakura Notes),
1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 ...
* * Hiraoka Kamitate Den (平岡公威伝 The Life of Kamitate Hiraoka),
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
* * Funsōkyō (扮装狂 The Costume Fanatic),
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
* * Haikyo no Asa (廃墟の朝 The Morning of Ruins),
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
* * Shiron Sonohoka (詩論その他 Poetic Theory and Others),
1945 1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat. Events World War II will be ...
* Wakare (別れ The Parting),
1945 1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat. Events World War II will be ...
* Shōwa Nijūnen Hachigatsu no Kinen ni (昭和廿年八月の記念に In Memory of August
1945 1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat. Events World War II will be ...
),
1945 1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat. Events World War II will be ...
* Sengo Goroku (戦後語録 Postwar Sayings),
1945 1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat. Events World War II will be ...
* Kawabata Yasunari Inshōki (川端康成印象記 Impressions of Yasunari Kawabata),
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
* Waga Sedai no Kakumei (わが世代の革命 Revolution of Our Age),
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
* Manekarezaru Kyaku (招かれざる客 The Uninvited Guest),
1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...
* Jushosha no Kyoki, (重症者の兇器 The Murder Weapon of Seriously Ill Person),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* Shitei (師弟 Teacher and Student),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* Tsutankāmen no Kekkon (ツタンカーメンの結婚 The Marriage of
Tutankhamun Tutankhamun or Tutankhamen, (; ), was an Egyptian pharaoh who ruled during the late Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt. Born Tutankhaten, he instituted the restoration of the traditional polytheistic form of an ...
),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* Hanjidaiteki na Geijutsuka (反時代的な芸術家 The Artist against Our Times),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* Higeki no Arika (悲劇の在処 The Whereabouts of Tragedy),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* Gikyoku o Kakitagaru Sōsetsugaki no Nōto (戯曲を書きたがる小説書きのノート Notes of a Novelist Who Wants to Write Drama),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* Osaka no Tsurekomiyado ―「Ai no Kawaki」no Shōsa Ryokō no Ichiya (大阪の連込宿 ――「愛の渇き」の調査旅行の一夜 Love Hotels in Osaka ― A Night of Investigation for Thirst for Love),
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
* Kyoei no Tsuite (虚栄について On Vanity),
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
* Koe to Kotoba Tsukai ― Dansei no Motomeru Risō no Josei (声と言葉遣ひ――男性の求める理想の女性 Servant of Voice and Words ― The Ideal Woman Desired by Men),
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
* Kogen Hoteru (高原ホテル A Hotel in the Highlands),
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
* Aporo no Sakazuki ( アポロの杯 The Cup of Apollo),
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
, Travelogue ** Hoku-bei Kikō (Amerika Nikki) (北米紀行 (あめりか日記) North America Travelogue (American Diary)) ** Nan-bei Kikō (San Pauro no "Hato no Machi") (南米紀行 (サン・パウロの「鳩の街」) South America Travelogue (São Paulo's "Pigeon Town")) ** Ōshū Kikō (欧州紀行 Europe Travelogue) ** Tabi no Omoide (旅の思ひ出 Memories of the Travel) * Enshigan no Tabibito (遠視眼の旅人The Farsighted Traveller),
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
* Saikō no Gizensha to Shite ― Koutaishidenka e no Tegami (最高の偽善者として――皇太子殿下への手紙 As the Finest Hypocrite ― A Letter to the
Crown Prince A crown prince or hereditary prince is the heir apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. The female form of the title, crown princess, is held by a woman who is heir apparent or is married to the heir apparent. ''Crown prince ...
),
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
* Watashi no Sukina Sakuchūjinbutsu ― Girisha kara Gendai made no Nakani (私の好きな作中人物――希臘から現代までの中に My Favourite Literary Characters ― from Ancient Greece to the Present),
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
* Tanoshiki Gokōkai o ― Kōtaishidenka e (愉しき御航海を――皇太子殿下へ Bon Voyage ― To the
Crown Prince A crown prince or hereditary prince is the heir apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. The female form of the title, crown princess, is held by a woman who is heir apparent or is married to the heir apparent. ''Crown prince ...
),
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
* Zōshōshūjin no Omoide ― Boku wa Ōkuradaijin (蔵相ぞうしょう就任の想ひ出――ボクは大蔵大臣 Memories of My Inauguration as Minister ― I Am the Minister of Finance),
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
* Dōdōnuguri no Hōrō (堂々めぐりの放浪 Roaming in Circles),
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
* Shibai to Watashi (芝居と私 Drama and I),
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
* Onnagirai no Ben (女ぎらひの弁 Speech of A Misogynist),
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
* Sukina Josei (好きな女性 Women I Like),
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
* Watashi no Shōsetsu no Hōhō (私の小説の方法 The Way I Write Novels),
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
* Kūhaku no Yakuwari (空白の役割 The Role of Blankness),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* Shūmatsukan kara no Shuppatsu ― Shōwa Nijūnen no Jigazō (終末感からの出発――昭和二十年の自画像 Departure from Apocalyptic Feelings ― Self-Portrait of
1945 1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat. Events World War II will be ...
),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* Hachigatsu Jūgonichi Zengo (八月十五日前後 Around August 15),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* Gigyoku no Yūwaku (戯曲の誘惑 The Allure of Drama),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* Shōsetsuka no Kyūka ( 小説家の休暇 The Holiday of a Novelist),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* Shin Renai Kōza (新恋愛講座 New Lectures about Love),
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* Rekishi no Soto ni Jibun o Tazunete ― Sanjūdai no Shosei (歴史の外に自分をたづねて――三十代の処生 To Search for Oneself Outside of History ― Living in One's Thirties),
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* Radige ni Tsukarete ― Watashino Dokusho Henreki (ラディゲに憑かれて――私の読書遍歴 Possessed by Radiguet ― My Reading History),
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* Waga Manga (わが漫画 My Manga),
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* Waga Miseraretaru Mono (わが魅せられたるもの Those Who Enchant Me),
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* Jiko Kaizō no Kokoromi ― Omoi Buntai to Ōgai e no Keitō (自己改造の試み――重い文体と鴎外への傾倒 An Attempt at Self Change ― Devotion to Heavy Literary Style and Ōgai),
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* Bodi-biru tetsugaku (ボディ・ビル哲学 Philosophy of Bodybuilding),
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* Aru Gūwa (或る寓話 A Certain Fable),
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* Bungaku to Supōtsu (文学とスポーツ Literature and Sports),
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* Bokushingu to Shōsetsu (ボクシングと小説 Boxing and the Novel),
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* Tōsui ni Tsuite (陶酔について On Intoxication),
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* Waga Shishunki (わが思春期 My Adolescence),
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
* Gakuya de kakareta Engeki-ron, (楽屋で書かれた演劇論 Backstage Essays),
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
* Tabi no Ehon, (旅の絵本 Picture Book of a Journey),
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
(Book Published in
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
), New York Travelogue * Ratai to Ishō, ( 裸体と衣裳 Naked body and Apparel),
1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
Diary * Gaiyū Nikki (外遊日記 Foreign Travelogue),
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
* Fudōtoku Kyōiku Kōza ( 不道徳教育講座 Lectures on Immoral Education) ** Fudōtoku Kyōiku Kōza (不道徳教育講座 Lectures on Immoral Education),
1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
** Zoku Fudōtoku Kyōiku Kōza (続不道徳教育講座 Continued Lectures on Immoral Education),
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
* Watashi no Miaikekkon (私の見合結婚 My Arranged Marriage),
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
* Sakka to Kekkon (作家と結婚 Marrying an Author),
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
* Haha o Kataru ― Watashi no Saijō no Dokusha (母を語る――私の最上の読者 Talking about Mother ― My Best Reader),
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
* Dōjin Zakki (同人雑記 Notes on My Friends),
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
* Jū-hachi-sai to Sanjū-yon-sai no Shōzōga (十八歳と三十四歳の肖像画 With 18 and 34 years:Two Portraits),
1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
* Boku wa Obuje ni Naritai (ぼくはオブジェになりたい I Want to Become an Object d’Art),
1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
* Yume no Genryō (夢の原料 The Ingredients of a Dream),
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
* Paramiddo to Mayaku (ピラミッドと麻薬 Pyramids and Narcotics),
1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...
* Bi ni Sakarau Mono (美に逆らふもの That Which Opposes Beauty),
1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...
, travelogue to the Tiger Balm Garden in Hong Kong * Gisha e no Kyōshū (汽車への郷愁 Homesickness for Trains),
1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...
* Hōritsu to Bungaku (法律と文学 Law and Literature),
1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...
* Dai-ichi no Sei ( 第一の性 The First Sex),
1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
-64 * Watashi no Henreki Jidai ( 私の遍歴時代 My Wandering Years),
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
(Book Published in
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
), autobiography * Watashi no Naka no “Otokorashisa” no Kouhaku (私の中の“男らしさ”の告白 Confession on the "Masculinity" within Myself),
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
* Shōsetsuka no Musuko (小説家の息子 The Son of a Novelist),
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
* ―S・F Fan no Wagamama na Kibō (―S・Fファンのわがままな希望 ―The Self-Indulgent Wishes of a Sci-fi Fan),
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
* Waga Sōsaku Hōhō (わが創作方法 My Creative Method),
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
* Shashinshū「Barakei」no Moderu o Tsutomete ― Purasu・Mainasu ’63 (写真集「 薔薇刑」のモデルをつとめて――ぷらす・まいなす'63 Trying My Best as Model for the Photobook ''Barakei'' ― Plus or Minus ’63),
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
* Yume to Jinsei (夢と人生 Dream and Life),
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
* Watashi no Shōsetsu Sakuhō (私の小説作法 My Way of Novel-writing),
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
* Tengu Dō (天狗道 The Way of the
Tengu ''Tengu'' ( ; , , ) are a type of legendary creature found in Shinto belief. They are considered a type of ''yōkai'' (supernatural beings) or Shinto ''kami'' (gods or spirits). The ''Tengu'' were originally thought to take the forms of bird of ...
),
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
* Kumanoro ― Shin Nippon Meisho Annai (熊野路――新日本名所案内 Kumano Road ― Guide to a New Japanese Sight),
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
* Shūtō Zuihitsu (秋冬随筆 Autumn and Winter Writings),
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
* Jikkanteki Supōtsu Ron (実感的スポーツ論 A Theory of Sports Grounded in Reality),
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
* Tōyō to Seiyō o Musubi Hi (東洋と西洋を結び火――開会式 A Flame that Ties Orient and Occident ― Opening Ceremony),
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
* 「Wakare mo Tanoshi」no Saiden (「別れもたのし」の祭典――閉会式 Festival of “Happy Parting” ― Closing Ceremony),
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
* Otoko no Oshiyare (男のおしやれ Men's Fashion),
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
* Han-teijo Daigaku ( 反貞女大学 College of Unchasteness),
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
(Book Published in
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
) * Hōgakushi to Shōsetsu (法学士と小説 The Bachelor of Laws and the Novel),
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
* Rondon Tsūshin・Igirisu Kikō (ロンドン通信・英国紀行 Communications from London・U.K. Travelogue),
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
* Watashi no Sensō to Sengo Taigen ― Nijū Nen me no Hachigatsu Jūgo Nichi (私の戦争と戦後体験――二十年目の八月十五日, My Prewar and Postwar Experiences ― The Twentieth August 15),
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
* Taiyō to Tetsu ( 太陽と鉄 Sun and Steel: Art, Action and Ritual Death),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
, a collection of
autobiographical An autobiography, sometimes informally called an autobio, is a self-written account of one's own life, providing a personal narrative that reflects on the author's experiences, memories, and insights. This genre allows individuals to share thei ...
essays. ** F104 ( エピロオグ―F104 Epilogue―F104)
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* Owari no bigaku ( をはりの美学 Aesthetics of Ending)
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* 「Warera」kara no Tonsō ― Watashi no Bungaku (「われら」からの遁走――私の文学 Flight from the “We” ― My Literature),
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* Waga Ikujiron (わが育児論 My Theory of Childrearing),
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* Ni・Nirokujiken to Watashi (二・二六事件と私 The 2/26 Incident and Me),
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* Tōgyūshi no Bi (闘牛士の美 Beauty of the Bullfighter),
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* Watashi no Isho (私の遺書 My Suicide Note),
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* Watashi no Kirai na Hito (私のきらひな人 People I Hate),
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* Bītoruzu Kenbutsu Ki (ビートルズ見物記 Notes on Watching
The Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are widely regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatle ...
),
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* Watashi no Kenkōhō ― Mazu Bodī Biru (私の健康法――まづボデービル How I Stay Healthy ― Bodybuilding First),
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* Nentō no Mayoi (年頭の迷ひ Lost at the Beginning of the Year),
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
* Otoko no Bigaku (男の美学 Aesthetics of Men),
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
* Ajisai no Haha (紫陽花の母 Hydrangea's Mother),
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
* Ikanishite Eisei o? (いかにして永生を?Immortality, How?),
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
* Seinen ni Tsuite (青年について On the Youth),
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
* Indo no Inshō (インドの印象 Impressions on India),
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
* 「Bungei Bunka」no Koro (「 文芸文化」のころ Back in My Time of the ''Bungei Bunka''),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* Nihon no Koten to Watashi (日本の古典と私 Japanese Classics and Me),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* Dentō no Idea ― Waga Bungaku no Yōranki (電灯のイデア――わが文学の揺籃期 Lightbulb Ideas ― The Infancy of My Literature),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* Gunpuku o Kiru Otoko no Jyōken (軍服を着る男の条件 The Conditions to Wearing Military Uniform as a Man),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* Gaijū no Shiseikatsu (怪獣の私生活 The Private Life of a Monster),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* Hoteru (ホテル Hotel),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
* 「Hitokiri」Shutsuen no Ki (「 人斬り」出演の記 Notes on Appearing in ''Hitokiri''),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
* Gekiga ni Okeru Wakamono Ron (劇画における若者論 A Theory of Young People Regarding the
Gekiga is a style of Japanese comics aimed at adult audiences and marked by a more cinematic art style and more mature themes. ''Gekiga'' was the predominant style of adult comics in Japan in the 1960s and 1970s. It is aesthetically defined by sharp ...
),
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
* Koma ( 独楽 Spinning Top),
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
* Aisuru to Iu Koto (愛するといふこと On Loving),
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
* Takigahara Buntonchi wa Daini no Waga Ie ( 滝ヶ原分屯地は第二の我が家 Takigahara Sub-camp Is My Second Home),
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...


Literary, Art, and Drama Criticism

* Tanaka Fuyuji Shōron ( 田中冬二小論 Short Essay on Fuyuji Tanaka),
1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *Janu ...
* * Ōchō Shinri Bungaku Shōshi ( 王朝心理文学小史 Concise History of Psychological Literature in the Dynastic Periods),
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
* * Kokon no Kisetsu (古今の季節 Past and Present Seasons),
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
* * Ise Monogatari no Koto (伊勢物語のこと On the Tale of Ise),
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
* * Uta wa Amaneshi (うたはあまねし Songs Everywhere),
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
* * Yumeno no Shika (夢野之鹿The Deer of Yumeno),
1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 ...
* * Koza no Gyokuseki ― Itō Shizuo Oboegaki (古座の玉石―― 伊東静雄覚書 The Gemstone of Koza ― A Memorandum on Shizuo Itō),
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
* * Dan Kazuo「Hanagatami」― Oboegaki (檀一雄「花筐」――覚書 Kazuo Dan’s ''Flower Basket'' ― A Memorandum),
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
* * Kawabata shi no「Jojōka」ni Tsuite (川端氏の「 抒情歌」について On Kawabata’s ''Lyric Poetry''),
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
* Sōjūrō no Koto nado ― Haiyū Ron ( 宗十郎のことなど――俳優論 On Sōjūrō and Others ― A Theory of Actor),
1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...
* Sōjūrō Oboegaki (宗十郎覚書 A Memorandum on Sōjūrō),
1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...
* Sōmonka no Genryu, (相聞歌の源流 The Source of the ''
Sōmon is the gate at the entrance of a Buddhist temple in Japan.Iwanami Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition (2008), DVD version It often precedes the bigger and more important ''sanmon A or is the most important mon of a Japanese Zen Buddhist t ...
''),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* Jōshi ni Tsuite ― Yaya Kyōgeki na Giron (情死について――やゝ矯激な議論 On Double Suicide ― A Somewhat Radical Argument),
1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) ...
* Kawabata Yasunari Ron no Ichi Hōhō ―「Sakuhin」ni Tsuite (川端康成論の一方法――「作品」について A Method from the Theory of
Yasunari Kawabata was a Japanese novelist and short story writer whose spare, lyrical, subtly-shaded prose works won him the 1968 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first Japanese author to receive the award. His works have enjoyed broad international appeal and ...
― On the “Artwork”),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* Nakamura Shikan Ron (中村芝翫論 A Theory of Shikan Nakamura),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* Shōsetsu no Gikō ni Tsuite (小説の技巧について On the Techniques of the Novel),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* Ugetsu Monogatari ni Tsuite (雨月物語について On the Tales of Moonlight and Rain),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...
* Goku Mijikai Shōsetsu no Kōyō (極く短かい小説の効用 The Utility of the Extremely Short Novel),
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...

On Oscar Wilde
1950 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 ...
* Bungaku ni Okeru Haru no Mezame (文学に於ける春のめざめ, The “ Spring Awakening” of Literature),
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
* Hihyōka ni Shōsetsu ga Wakaruka (批評家に小説がわかるか Does the Critic Understand the Novel?),
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
* Shin Koten Ha (新古典派 Neoclassicism),
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
* Nihon no Shōsetsuka wa Naze Gigyoku o Kakanai ka? (日本の小説家はなぜ戯曲を書かないか?Why Don't Japanese Novelists Write Drama?),
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
* Dan Kazuo no Hiai (檀一雄の悲哀 The Pathos of Kazuo Dan),
1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the Uni ...
* 「Hanjo」Haiken (「 班女」拝見 Seeing ''Hanjo''),
1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...
* Hizoku na Buntai ni Tsuite (卑俗な文体について On Vulgar Literary Style),
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
* Wattō no《Shiteeru e no Funade》(ワットオの《シテエルへの船出》Watteau's ''The Embarktion for Cythera''),
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
* Akutagawa Ryūnosuke ni Tsuite (芥川龍之介について On
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa , art name , was a Japanese writer active in the Taishō period in Japan. He is regarded as the "father of the Japanese short story", and Japan's premier literary award, the Akutagawa Prize, is named after him. He took his own life at the age ...
).
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
* Yokomitsu Toshikazu to Kawabata Yasunari ( 横光利一と川端康成 Toshikazu Yokomitsu and Yasunari Kawabata),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* Kawabata Yasunari Besuto・Surī ―「Yama no Oto」「Sorihashi Rensaku」「Kinjū」(川端康成ベスト・スリー――「山の音」「反橋連作」「 禽獣」The Best Three of Yasunari Kawabata ― '' The Sound of the Mountain'', ''Sorihashi Bridge Series'', ''Of Birds and Beasts''),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* Geijutsu ni Erosu wa Hitsuyō ka (芸術にエロスは必要か Is Eros Necessary to Art?),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* Fukuda Tsuneari shi no Kao ( 福田恆存氏の顔 The Face of Tsuneari Fukuda),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* Katō Michio shi no Koto ( 加藤道夫氏のこと On Michio Katō),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* Boku no Eiga o Miru Shakudo・Shinemasukōpu to Engyoku (ぼくの映画をみる尺度・シネマスコープと演劇 My Film-Watching Standards,
CinemaScope CinemaScope is an anamorphic format, anamorphic lens series used, from 1953 to 1967, and less often later, for shooting widescreen films that, crucially, could be screened in theatres using existing equipment, albeit with a lens adapter. Its cr ...
, and Theatre),
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* Eien no Tabibito―Kawabata Yasunari-shi no Hito to Sakuhin (永遠の旅人―川端康成氏の人と作品 The Eternal Traveler―Yasunari Kawabata's Personality and Works),
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* Seibugeki Raisan (西部劇礼讃 In Praise of the Western Film),
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* Gakuya de kakareta Engeki-ron, (楽屋で書かれた演劇論 Backstage Essays),
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
* Kawabata Yasunari no Tōyō to Seiyō (川端康成の東洋と西洋 The Orient and Occident of Yasunari Kawabata),
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
* Gendai Shōsetsu wa Koten Tarieru ka (現代小説は古典たり得るか Can the Contemporary Novel Do the Job of Classics?),
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
* Shinjū Ron (心中論 A Theory of Double Suicide),
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
* Bunshō Dokuhon ( 文章読本 Writing Manual),
1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
* Kawabata Yasunari shi Saisetsu (川端康成氏再説 Another Explanation of Yasunari Kawabata),
1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
* Rokusei Nakamura Utaemon Josetsu (六世中村歌右衛門序説 Introduction to
Nakamura Utaemon VI was a Japanese kabuki performer and an artistic director of the Kabuki-za in Tokyo.Strom, Stephanie."Nakamura Utaemon VI, 84, International Star of Kabuki" ''New York Times.'' April 4, 2001''The Dallas Morning News'' He was a prominent member ...
),
1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
* 「Erochishizumu」― Joruju・Bataiyu Cho Muro Junsuke Yaku (「エロチシズム」――ジョルジュ・バタイユ著 室淳介訳 ''Eroticism'' ― by
Georges Bataille Georges Albert Maurice Victor Bataille (; ; 10 September 1897 – 8 July 1962) was a French philosopher and intellectual working in philosophy, literature, sociology, anthropology, and history of art. His writing, which included essays, novels, ...
, translated by Junsuke Muro) * Ishihara Shintarō shi no Shosakuhin ( 石原慎太郎氏の諸作品 The Works of Shintarō Ishihara),
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
* Berafonte San (ベラフォンテ讃 In Praise of Belafonte),
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
* 「Kuroi Orufe」o Mite (「黒いオルフェ」を見てOn Seeing ''Orfeu Negro''),
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
* Kasugai Ken shi no「Miseinen」no Jobun ( 春日井建氏の「未青年」の序文 Preface to Ken Kasugai's ''The'' ''Minor''),
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
* Takeda Taijun hi ― Sōryo de Aru Koto (武田泰淳氏――僧侶であること Taijun Takeda ― On Being a Monk),
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
* Sonzaishinai Mono no Bigaku ―「Shinkokinshū」Chinkai (存在しないものの美学――「新古今集」珍解 The Aesthetics of Nonexistent Things ― An Odd Interpretation of the ''Shinkokinshū''),
1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...
* Recommending Mr. Yasunari Kawabata for the
1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...
Nobel Prize for Literature,
1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...
* Kawabata Yasunari shi to Bunkakunshō (川端康成氏と文化勲章 Yasunari Kawabata and the
Order of Culture The is a Japanese Order (decoration), order, established on February 11, 1937. The order has one class only, and may be awarded to men and women for contributions to Japanese Art, Japan's art, Japanese Literature, literature, science, technolog ...
),
1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...
* Shūmatsukan to Bungaku (終末観と文学 Eschatology and Literature),
1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...
* 「Jun Bungaku to wa?」Sono Hoka (「純文学とは?」その他 What is Pure Literature? and Others),
1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
* Gendaishi to Shite no Shōsetsu (現代史としての小説 The Novel as Contemporary History),
1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
* Tanizaki Junichirō Ron (谷崎潤一郎論 A Theory of Junichirō Tanizaki),
1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
* Kawabata Yasunari Dokuhon Josetsu (川端康成読本序説 Introduction to the Yasunari Kawabata Reader),
1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
* Odori (踊り Dance),
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
* Hayashi Fusao Ron (林房雄論 A Theory of
Fusao Hayashi Gotō Toshio (後藤寿夫; 30 May 1903 – 9 October 1975), known by his pen name , was a Japanese novelist and literary critic in Shōwa period Japan. He is known for his early works in the proletarian literature movement, although he later be ...
),
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
* Hosoe Eikō Josetsu (細江英公序説 An Introduction to Eikō Hosoe), preface to ''Barakei'',
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
* Romanchikku Engeki no Fukkō (ロマンチック演劇の復興 Revival of the Romantic Theatre),
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
* Henshishitta Yūga (変質した優雅 Perverted Elegance),
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
* Geijutsu Dansō ( 芸術断想 Thoughts on Art),
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
* Bungakuza no Shokun e no「Kōkaijō」―「Yorokobi no Koto」no Jōen Kyohi ni Tsuite ( 文学座の諸君への「公開状」――「 喜びの琴」の上演拒否について An Open Letter to My Friends at the Bungakuza ― on the Rejection to Staging ''Yorokobi no Koto''),
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
* Raizō Take no Koto (雷蔵丈のこと On Take Raizō),
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
* Kaisetsu『Nihon no Bungaku 38 Kawabata Yasunari』(解説『日本の文学38 川端康成』Commentary “Japanese Literature 38 Yasunari Kawabata"),
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
* Kaisetsu『Gendai no Bungaku 38 Enchi Fumiko』(解説『現代の文学20 円地文子集』Commentary “Contemporary Literature 20
Fumiko Enchi Fumiko Ueda (上田 富美, ''Ueda Fumiko''; 2 October 1905 – 12 November 1986), known by her pen name , was a Japanese writer and playwright known for her explorations into the ideas of sexuality, gender, human identity (philosophy), identity, ...
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1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
* Bungaku ni Okeru Kōha ― Nihon Bungaku no Dansei teki Genri (文学における硬派――日本文学の男性的原理 The Tough Guy of Literature ― The Masculine Principle of Japanese Literature),
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
* Gendai Bungaku no San Hōkō (現代文学の三方向 The Three Directions of Contemporary Literature),
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
* Bungaku teki Yogen ― Shōwa Yonjū Nendai (文学的予言――昭和四十年代 A Literary Prophecy ― In the Time of
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
),
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
* Tanizaki Chō Jidai no Shūen (谷崎朝時代の終焉 The End of the Tanizaki Era),
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
* Kaisetsu『Nihon no Bungaku 2 Mori Ōgai (Ichi) 』(解説『日本の文学2 森鴎外(一)』Commentary “Japanese Literature 2
Ōgai Mori Ogai or Ōgai is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Dmitry Ogai (born 1960), Kazakhstani football manager *Mori Ōgai Lieutenant-General , known by his pen name , was a Japanese people, Japanese Military medicine, Army Surgeo ...
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1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* Kiken na Geijutsuka (危険な芸術家 The Dangerous Artist),
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* Eiga teki Nikutai Ron ― Sono Bubun Oyobi Zendai (映画的肉体論――その部分及び全体 A Cinematic Theory of the Body ― Its Parts and Its Whole),
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* Narushishizumu Ron (ナルシシズム論 A Theory of Narcissism),
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* Tanizaki Junichirō, Geijutsu to Seikatsu (谷崎潤一郎、芸術と生活 Junichirō Tanizaki, Art and Life),
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* Itō Shizuo no Uta ― Waga Shika ( 伊東静雄の詩――わが詩歌 The Poems of Shizuo Itō ― Our Poetry),
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* Tanizaki Junichirō Shō (谷崎潤一郎頌 In Praise of Junichirō Tanizaki),
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* Seinen Zō (青年像 Portrait of Youth),
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
* Kokinshū to Shinkokinshū (古今集と新古今集 The ''Kokinshū'' and ''Shinkokinshū''),
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
* Poppukōn no Shinreijutsu ― Yoko’o Tadanori Ron (ポップコーンの心霊術―横尾忠則論 Popcorn Spiritualism ― A Theory of Yoko’o Tadanori),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* 『Sentōgosho』Jobun (『仙洞御所』序文 Preface to ''
Sentō Imperial Palace In Japan, the traditionally does not refer to a single location, but to any residence of retired emperors. Before Akihito abdicated in 2019, the last Emperor to retire did so in 1817, so the designation commonly refers to the historical . Kyot ...
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1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* Shosetsu towa Nanika (小説とは何か What is the Novel?),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* Noguchi Takehiko shi e no Kōkaijō ( 野口武彦氏への公開状 An Open Letter to Takehiko Noguchi),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* Kaisetsu『Nihon no Bungaku 40 Hayashi Fusao・Takeda Rintarō・Shimaki Kensaku』(解説『日本の文学40 林房雄・ 武田麟太郎・島木健作』Commentary "Japanese Literature 40
Fusao Hayashi Gotō Toshio (後藤寿夫; 30 May 1903 – 9 October 1975), known by his pen name , was a Japanese novelist and literary critic in Shōwa period Japan. He is known for his early works in the proletarian literature movement, although he later be ...
・Rintarō Takeda・ Kensaku Shimaki"),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* Hinuma shi to Shi ( 日沼氏と死 Hinuma and Death),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* Shinoyama Kishin Ron (篠山紀信論 A Theory of
Kishin Shinoyama was a Japanese photographer. He is well-known for having photographed the covers for John Lennon and Yoko Ono's albums, ''Double Fantasy'' and ''Milk and Honey (album), Milk and Honey''. Before his marriage to Saori Minami in 1979, he took a ma ...
),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* All Japanese are perverse,
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* Kaisetsu『Nihon no Bungaku 4
Ozaki Kōyō was a Japanese author and poet. His real name was , and he was also known by various noms de plume including and . Biography Ozaki was the only son of Kokusai (), a well-known carver in the Meiji period. Ozaki is known as a classic Japanes ...
Izumi Kyōka』(解説『日本の文学4 尾崎紅葉・泉鏡花』 Commentary "Japanese Literature 4 Kōyō Ozaki・Kyōka Izumi"),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
* Jo (序 Preface to Tamotsu Yatō’s Photobook ''Hadakamatsuri''),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
* Tsuruta Kōji Ron ―「Shōchō Tobaku」to「Hishakaku to Kiratsune」no Naka no (鶴田浩二論――「 総長賭博」と「 飛車角と吉良常」のなかの A Theory of
Kōji Tsuruta , better known by his stage name , was a Japanese actor and singer. He appeared in almost 260 feature films and had a unique style of singing. His daughter, Sayaka Tsuruta, is an actress. Career Born in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Tsuruta was raised ...
― In ''Shōchō Tobaku'' and ''Hishakaku to Kiratsune''),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
* Nihon Bungaku Shoshi (日本文学小史 Some Histories of Japanese Literature),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
(Book Published in 1972), an unfinished Literary criticism * Kaisetsu『Nihon no Bungaku 52 Nozaki Kazuo・ Tonomura ShigeruKanbayashi Akatsuki』(解説『日本の文学52 尾崎一雄・外村繁・上林暁』 Commentary "Japanese Literature 40 Kazuo Nozaki・Shigeru Tonomura・Akatsuki Kanbayashi"),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
* 『Nemureru Bijo』Ron (『眠れる美女』論 A Theory of '' The House of the Sleeping Beauties''),
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
* Matsugo no Me ( 末期の眼 Yasunari Kawabata's ''The Eye at the Deathbed''),
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
* Kaisetsu『Shinch ōNihon Bungaku 6 Tanizaki Junichirō Sho』(解説『新潮日本文学6 谷崎潤一郎集』 Commentary "Shinchō Japanese Literature 6 Junichirō Tanizaki Series"),
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
* Sei teki Henshitsu kara Seiji teki Henshitsu e ― Bisukonti「Jigoku ni Ochita Yūja domo」o Megutte (性的変質から政治的変質へ――ヴィスコンティ「地獄に堕ちた勇者ども」をめぐって From Sexual Perversion to Political Perversion ― On Visconti's '' The Damned''),
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
* Kaisetsu『Nihon no Bungaku 34 Uchida Hyakken・Makino Shinichi・Inagaki Taruho』(解説『日本の文学34 内田百閒・牧野信一・稲垣足穂』 Commentary "Japanese Literature 34
Hyakken Uchida was a Japanese author and academic. Biography Uchida was born in Okayama to a family of sake brewers whose business later went bankrupt. His real name is Eizo Uchida (内田 榮造 ''Uchida Eizō''). He became a pupil of Natsume Sōseki in ...
Shinichi Makino
Taruho Inagaki was a Japanese writer. Early life Inagaki was born in Osaka, then moved to Akashi in Hyōgo Prefecture while he was in elementary school. He spent much of his childhood in Kōbe. He graduated from Kwansei Gakuin Junior High School. ...
"),
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
* Yanagida Kunio『Tōno Monogatari』― Meicho Sai Hakken (柳田国男『 遠野物語』――名著再発見 Kunio Yanagida’s ''Tale of Tōno'' ― Rediscovering a Literary Masterpiece),
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
* Bōga (忘我 Ecstasy),
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...


Public Opinion and Columns

* Shi no Bunryō (死の分量 The Weight of Death),
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
* Dōtoku to Kodoku (道徳と孤独 Morality and Loneliness),
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
* Moraru no Kangaku ― Geijutsuka ni Okeru Seijitsu no Mondai (モラルの感覚――芸術家における誠実の問題 Sense of Morality ― The Issue of Honesty in the Artist),
1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito ...
* Shin Fasshizumu Ron (新ファッシズム論 A Theory of Neofascism),
1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...
* Yokubō no Jūsoku ni Tsuite ― Kōfuku no Shinrigaku (欲望の充足について――幸福の心理学 On the Satisfaction of Desires ― The Psychology of Happiness),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
* Denki Sentakuki no Mondai (電気洗濯機の問題 The Problem with Laundary Machines),
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* Kame wa Usagi ni Oitsuku ka? ― Iwayuru Kōshikoku no Shomondai (亀は兎に追ひつくか?――いはゆる後進国の諸問題 Can the Tortoise Catch up with the Rabbit? ― The Many Problems of So-called “Third-World Countries”),
1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E ...
* Kinofukefu (きのふけふ Recently),
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
, column * Seishun no Annyui (青春の倦怠 The Ennui of Youth),
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
* Yūrakuchō (憂楽帳 The Yūrakuchō Column of the ''Mainichishinbun''),
1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
, column * Kantōgen (巻頭言 Foreword to the ''Fujinkōron''),
1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
* Shakai Ryōri Mishima-tei (社会料理三島亭 Cooking of Societies―Kitchen Mishima),
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
* Hitotsu no Seijiteki iken (一つの政治的意見 Party of One),
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
* Hasshatō (発射塔 Launch Tower),
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
, column * Amerikajin no Nihon Shinwa (アメリカ人の日本神話 Japan: The Cherished Myths),
1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...
* Ma ― Gendai teki Jōkyō no Shōchō teki Kōzu (魔――現代的状況の象徴的構図 Demon ― A Symbolic Composition of the Contemporary State of Affairs),
1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...
* Horie Seinen ni Tsuite (堀江青年について On Horie the Youth),
1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
* Tenkataihei no Shisō (天下泰平の思想 The Ideology of World Peace),
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
* Seito o Shinpukusaseru dake no Wanryoku o ― Suparuta Kyōiku no Osusume (生徒を心服させるだけの腕力を――スパルタ教育のおすすめ Only as Much Force as to Gain the Devotion of Students ― Recommending the ''
Agoge The ( in Attic Greek, or , in Doric Greek) was the training program prerequisite for Spartiate (citizen) status. Spartiate-class boys entered it at age seven, and would stop being a student of the agoge at age 21. It was considered violent by ...
''),
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
* Kyokugen to Riariti (極限とリアリティー Extremity and Reality),
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
* Kanojo mo Naita, Watashi mo Naita―Joshi Bare (彼女も泣いた、私も泣いた―女子バレー She Cried, and I Cried―Women Volleyball),
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
Tokyo Olympic Reports * Bunburyōdō (文武両道 Bunburyōdō),
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...
* Nihonjin no Hokori (日本人の誇り Pride of the Japanese),
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* Ochazuke Nashonarizum ( お茶漬ナショナリズム Chazuke Nationalism),
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* Hōritsu to Mochiyaki (法律と餅焼き The Law and Roasting Mochi),
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* Danzō Geidō Saigunbi ( 団蔵・芸道・再軍備 Danzō, Performing Arts, and Rearmament),
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* Jo (序 舩坂弘著『英霊の絶叫』 Preface to Hiroshi Funasaka's ''Eirei no Zekkyō''),
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
* Nihon e no Shijō (日本への信条 Creed to Japan),
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
* Bōkyaku to Bika (忘却と美化 Forgetting and Beautification),
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
* 「Dōgi teki Kakumei」no Ronri ― Isobe Ittōshukei no Ikō ni Tsuite (「道義的革命」の論理――磯部一等主計の遺稿について The Logic of “Moral Revolution” ― On the Posthumous Manuscripts of Lieutenant Isobe),
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
* Watashi no Naka no Hiroshima ― Genbaku no Hi ni Yosete (私の中のヒロシマ―― 原爆の日によせて The Hiroshima in Me ― On the Atomic Bomb Memorial Day),
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
* Jinsei no Hon ― Suematsu Taihei Cho『Watashi no Shōwa Shi』(人生の本――末松太平著『私の昭和史』The Book of Life ― Taihei Suematsu's ''My Shōwa History''),
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
* Hagakure Nyūmon ( 葉隠入門 On ''
Hagakure ''Hagakure'' (Kyūjitai: ; Shinjitai: ; meaning ''Hidden by the Leaves'' or ''Hidden Leaves''), or , is a practical and spiritual guide for a warrior, drawn from a collection of commentaries by the clerk Yamamoto Tsunetomo, former retainer to ...
'': The Samurai Ethic and Modern Japan),
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
* Seinen Ron ― Kimi Jishin no Ikikata o Kangaeru Tame ni (青年論――キミ自身の生きかたを考へるために A Theory of Youth ― for Thinking about Your Own Way of Living),
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
* JNG Karian (J・N・G仮案 An Informal Proposal of the Japan National Guard),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* Sokoku Bōeitai wa Naze Hitsuyō ka? (祖国防衛隊はなぜ必要か?Why Is a National Defense Army Necessary?),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* Aikokushin (愛国心 Patriotism),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* Tsuburaya Ni’i no Jijin (円谷二尉の自刃The Suicide of First Lieutenant
Tsuburaya was a Japanese special effects director, filmmaker, and cinematographer. A co-creator of the ''Godzilla'' and ''Ultraman'' franchises, he is considered one of the most important and influential figures in the history of cinema. Tsuburaya i ...
),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* Ni・Niroku Jiken ni Tsuite ― “Nihonshugi” Chimidoro no Saigo (二・二六事件について――“日本主義”血みどろの最期 On the February 26 Incident ― The Gory End of “Japanism”),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* Wakaki Samurai no Tame no Seishin Kōwa ( 若きサムラヒのための精神講話 Spiritual Lectures for the Young Samurai),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* Firutā no Susuhiroi ― Nihonbunkakaigi Hossoku ni Yosete (フィルターのすす払ひ―― 日本文化会議発足に寄せて Cleaning the Filter ― On the Founding of the Nihonbunkakaigi),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* Bunka Bōei-ron ( 文化防衛論 On the Defense of Culture),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
(Book Published in
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
) * Kinou to Bi (機能と美 Function and Beauty),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* Eiyo no Kizuna de Tsunage Kiku to Katana (栄誉の絆でつなげ菊と刀 The Crysanthenum and the Sword Tied by a Bond of Honour),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* Hashikawa Bunsō e no Kōkaijō ( 橋川文三への公開状 An Open Letter to Bunsō Hashikawa),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* Jiyū to Kenryoku no Jyōkyō (自由と権力の状況 The Situation of Freedom and Power),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* 「Senjiroku」ni Tsuite (「戦塵録」について On the ''Senjinroku''),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
* Tōdai o Dōbutsuen ni Shiro (東大を動物園にしろ Let's Turn Tokyo University into a Zoo),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
* Gendai Seinen Ron (現代青年論 A Theory of the Contemporary Youth),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
* Ishi no Wakamono (維新の若者 Young People of the Restoration),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
* Han Kakumei Sengen (反革命宣言 A Counter-revolutionary Declaration),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
* Jieitai Nibun-ron (自衛隊二分論 Theory of Dividing Japan Self-Defense Forces into Two),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
* Ikkanfuwaku (一貫不惑 Ikkanfuwaku),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
* Sabaku no Jūnin e no Ronri teki Chōji ― Tōron o Owari e te (砂漠の住人への論理的弔辞――討論を終へて A Logical Condolence to the Inhabitants of the Desert ― Please End the Debates),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
* Kita Ikki Ron ―「Nihon Kaizō Hōan Taikō」o Chūshin to Shite (北一輝論――「 日本改造法案大綱」を中心として A Theory of
Ikki Kita was a Japanese author, intellectual and political philosopher who was active in early Shōwa period Japan. Drawing from an eclectic range of influences, Kita was a self-described socialist who has also been described by detractors as the "i ...
― Centering on the Outline for the Reorganization of Japan),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
* Nihon Bunka no Shinen ni Tsuite (日本文化の深淵について A Problem of Culture),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
* Kōdōgaku Nyūmon ( 行動学入門 Introductions to the Philosophy of Action),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
(Book Published in
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
) * Mishima Yukio no Fakuto・Megaroporisu (三島由紀夫のファクト・メガロポリス Yukio Mishima's Megalopolis of Facts),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
* STAGE-LEFT IS RIGHT FROM AUDIENCE (abridged translation “Okinama and Madame Butterfly’s Offspring”),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
* Tatenokai no koto (「楯の会」のこと The Shield Society),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
* 「Kuni o Mamoru」to wa Nani ka (「国を守る」とは何か What Does It Mean to “Proect One’s Country”?),
1969 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the ...
* 「Henkaku no Shisō」to wa ― Dōri no Jikken (「変革の思想」とは――道理の実現What an “Revolutionary Ideology” Means ― The Implementation of Reason),
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
* Shin Chishikijin Ron (新知識人論 Neo-intellectualism),
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
* 『Hasuda Zenmei to Sono Shi』Jobun (『 蓮田善明とその死』序文 Preface to Zenmei Hasuda and His Death),
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
* Mondaiteiki (問題提起 Raising a Question),
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
* Shidō ni Tsuite ― Ishihara Shintarō e no Kōkaijō (士道について――石原慎太郎への公開状 On the Samurai Code ― An Open Letter to
Shintarō Ishihara was a Japanese politician and writer, who served as the Governor of Tokyo from 1999 to 2012. Being the former leader of the radical right Sunrise Party, later merged with Toru Hashimoto's Japan Restoration Party out of which he split his f ...
),
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
* Hatashieteinai Yakusoku ― Watashi no Naka no Nijūgonen ( 果たし得てゐない約束――私の中の二十五年 A Promise Never Carried Out ― The Twenty-Five Years within Me),
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
* Bushidō to Gunkokushugi (武士道と軍国主義 Samurai Code and Militarism),
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
* Seikigun to Fuseikigun (正規軍と不正規軍 Regular and Irregular Armies),
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
* Kakumei Tetsugaku to Shite no Yōmeigaku (革命哲学としての陽明学
Yangmingism The School of Mind, or the School of Heart (), or Yangmingism (; ), is one of the major philosophical schools of Neo-Confucianism, based on the ideas of the idealist Neo-Confucian philosopher Wang Shouren (whose pseudonym was Yangming Zi and thus ...
as a Revolutionary Philosophy),
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
* Bushidō ni Kakeru Gendai no Bijinesu (武士道に欠ける現代のビジネスThe Absence of Samurai Code in Contemporary Business),
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
* Waga Doushikan (わが同志観 My View on Comradeship), 1971


Lectures and Statements

* Nihon Bundan no Genjō to Seiyō Bungaku to no Kankei (日本文壇の現状と西洋文学との関係 The Status Quo of the Japanese Literary Circle and Its Relation to Western Literature), 1957.7.9 -
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* INFLUENCES IN MODERN JAPANESE LITERATURE/YOMIURI JAPAN NEWS, 1958.2 - Tokyo Women's Club * Bishoku to Bungaku (美食と文学 Gourmet and Literature), 1958.2.5 - commemorative event for the publication of Complete Works of Tanizaki Junichirō by the ''Chūōkōron'' magazine * Nihon no Wakamono (日本の若者 Japanese Youth), 1961.9.18 - Holiday &
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’s Symposium in
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* Watashi wa ikanishite Nihon no sakka ni nattaka (私はいかにして日本の作家となつたか How I have been grown up as the Japanese writer), 1966.4.18 - Speech at
Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (FCCJ) established in 1945 to provide support to foreign journalists working in Post-World War II Japan has historically been situated in the vicinity of Ginza, Tokyo. Today, the club offers a workroom fa ...
* Bunkadaikakumei Ni Kansuru Seimei (文化大革命に関する声明 Statement on the
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), 1967.2.28 – joint statement with Yasunari Kawabata, Jun Ishikawa, Kōbō Abe in the ''Tokyo Shimbun'' and ''Sankei Shimbun'' * Kotengeinō no Hōhō ni Yoru Seijijōkyō to Sei ― Sakka Mishima Yukio no Shōgen (古典芸能の方法による政治状況と性——作家・三島由紀夫の証言 Our Political Climate and Sex according to the Ways of Classical Theatre — A Testimony by Writer Yukio Mishima), 1967.2.23 – :ja:黒い雪事件, trial regarding the indecency in the film ''Kuroi Yuki'' at the Tokyo District Court * Watashi no Jijubōei Ron (私の自主防衛論 My Theory of Autonomous National Defense), 1968.10.24 – extraordinary general meeting at the Japan Business Federation * Shirōto Bōei Ron (素人防衛論 A Theory of National Defense for the Layman), 1968.11.20 – National Defense Academy of Japan at Yokosuka * Nihon no Rekishi to Bunka to Dentō ni Tatte (日本の歴史と文化と伝統に立つて Situated in the History, Culture, and Traditions of Japan), 1968.12.1 – collaborative conference by the Tokyo Students’ Union and Kantō Students’ Union * Nihon to wa Nani ka (日本とは何か What Is “Japan”?), 1969.10.15 – centennial of the Ministry of Finance * Gendai Nihon no Shisō to Kōdō (現代日本の思想と行動 The Thoughts and Actions of Contemporary Japan), 1970.4.27 – regular meeting of the Sannō Research Society of Economics * Watashi no Kiite Hoshii Koto (私の聞いて欲しいこと What I Want You to Know), 1970.5.28 – 84th anniversary of the founding of the Imperial Guards * Aku no Hana ― Kabuki (悪の華――歌舞伎 Flowers of Evil ― Kabuki), 1970.7.3 – training school for Kabuki actors at the National Theatre * 「Koritsu」no Susume (「孤立」のススメ Recommending “Isolation”), 1970.6.11, at the Shōshikai * Waga Kuni no Jijubōei ni Tsuite (我が国の自主防衛について On the Autonomous National Defense of Our Country), 1970.9.3 – 3rd political workshop for the youth at the Shinseidōshikai (Association of the New Government) * Geki (:ja:檄 (三島由紀夫), 檄 An appeal), 1970.11.25 – JSDF Ichigaya Military Base


Poems, Haiku, and Lyrics

* ''Akinoyoni…'' (アキノヨニ... ''Like Autumn…''), 1931 in literature, 1931, haiku * * ''Hinomaruno…'' (日ノマルノ... ''Of the Hinomaru…''), 1932 in literature, 1932, haiku * * ''Otōtōga…'' (おとうとが... ''My Brother…''), 1932 in literature, 1932, haiku * * ''Aki'' (秋 ''Autumn''), 1932 in literature, 1932 * * ''Imōto wa…'' (妹は... ''My Sister…''), 1932 in literature, 1932, tanka * * ''Mikan'' (蜜柑 ''Mandarin''), 1937 in literature, 1937 * * ''Kodama'' (こだま ''Tree Spirit''), 1937 in literature, 1937 * * ''Shayō'' (斜陽 ''Setting Sun''), 1937 in literature, 1937 * * ''Aki Nidai'' (秋二題 ''Two Titles for Autumn''), 1937 in literature, 1937 * * ''Shihen「Kinrei」''(詩篇「金鈴」Poetry Collection ''Golden Bell''),
1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...
* * ''Shinkirō no Kuni / Tsukiyosōren / Insei'' (蜃気楼の国/月夜操練/隕星 ''Country of Mirage / Drill on a Moonlit Night / Meteor''),
1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...
, three poems in「鈴鹿鈔」* * ''Shihen「Kyūkanchō」''(詩篇「九官鳥」Poetry Collection ''Hill Myna''),
1939 This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...
* * ''Tanjōbi no Asa'' (誕生日の朝 ''Birthday Morning''),
1939 This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...
* * ''Mishiranu Heya de no Jisatsuja'' (見知らぬ部屋での自殺者 ''Person Who Committed Suicide in an Unknown Room''),
1939 This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...
* * ''Magagoto'' (凶ごと ''Ominous Word''),
1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *Janu ...
* * ''Shihen「Shōkyokushū」''(詩篇「小曲集」Poetry Collection ''Short Pieces''),
1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *Janu ...
* * ''Shihen「Seijōshisō」''(詩篇「青城詩抄」Poetry Collection ''Seijō Anthology''),
1940 A calendar from 1940 according to the Gregorian calendar, factoring in the dates of Easter and related holidays, cannot be used again until the year 5280. Events Below, events related to World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January *Janu ...
* * ''Shihen「Jojōshishō」''(詩篇「抒情詩抄」Poetry Collection ''Lyric Poetry Anthology''),
1941 The Correlates of War project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 3.49 million. However, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program estimates that the subsequent year, 1942, wa ...
* * ''Watakushi no Nozoi wa Okoru'' (わたくしの希ひは熾る ''My Hope Is Catching Fire''),
1941 The Correlates of War project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 3.49 million. However, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program estimates that the subsequent year, 1942, wa ...
* * ''Taishō'' (大詔 ''Imperial Rescript''),
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
* * ''Ka no Hanano no Tsuyukesa'' (かの花野の露けさ ''Dews of Those Flower Fields''),
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
* * ''Kiku'' (菊 ''Chrysanthemum''),
1942 The Uppsala Conflict Data Program project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 4.62 million. However, the Correlates of War estimates that the prior year, 1941, was th ...
* * ''Koi Kuyō'' (恋供養 ''Memorial Service for Romance''),
1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 ...
* * ''Yoru no Semi'' (夜の蝉 ''Night Cicada''),
1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 ...
* * ''Shijin no Tabi'' (詩人の旅 ''Journey of the Poet''),
1944 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 2 – WWII: ** Free France, Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command First Army (France), French Army B, part of the Sixt ...
* ''Mohaya Ironii wa Yameyo'' (もはやイロニイはやめよ ''Let’s Give Up on Irony Already''),
1945 1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat. Events World War II will be ...
* ''Genka ― Natsu no Koibito'' (絃歌――夏の恋人 ''Genka ― Summer Lovers''),
1945 1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat. Events World War II will be ...
* ''Kyōenma'' (饗宴魔 ''The Banquet Fanatic''),
1945 1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat. Events World War II will be ...
* ''Ochiba no Uta'' (落葉の歌 ''Song of Fallen Leaves''),
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
* ''Kanpai'' (乾盃 ''Cheers''),
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
* ''Iddai Shihen'' (逸題詩篇 ''Nameless Poetry Collection''),
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
* ''Fushōsha'' (負傷者 ''The Injured''),
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
* ''Ko・Hasuda Zenmei e no Kenshi'' (故・ 蓮田善明への献詩 ''Poem for the Late Zenmei Hasuda''),
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
* ''Karunomiko Joshi'' (軽王子序詩 ''Introductory Poem for Prince Karu''),
1946 1946 (Roman numerals, MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1946th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 946th year of the 2nd millennium, the 46th year of the 20th centur ...
* ''Atarashiki Koronbusu'' (新しきコロンブス ''The New Columbus''),
1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...
, translation of Friedrich Nietzsche, Nietzsche's poem ''Der neue Columbus'' included in「小説家の休暇」 * ''Rihatsushi no Gengaku teki Yokubō to Futtobōru no Shokuyoku to no Sōkankankei'' (理髪師の衒学的欲望とフットボールの食慾との相関関係 ''The Correlation between a Barber’s Pedantic Wishes and Appetite for Football''),
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
* ''Shihen「Jūgosai Shishū」''(詩篇「十五歳詩集」Poetry Collection ''Anthology of a Fifteen-years-old''),
1957 Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricke ...
* ''Kyōjo no Koiuta'' (狂女の恋唄 ''Lovesong of a Madwoman''),
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
* ''Mukashi to Ima'', (むかしと今 ''Past and Present''),
1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...
, translation of Friedrich Hölderlin, Hölderlin's poems ''Ehmals und Jetzt'', ''Abendphantasie'', ''Sokrates und Alcibiades'' * ''Shukukonka Kantāta'' (祝婚歌 カンタータ ''Cantata for Wedding''),
1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...
, for the
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* ''Karakkazeyarō'' (からつ風野郎 ''Afraid to Die''),
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Janu ...
, for a film of the same name * ''Ojōsan'' ( お嬢さん ''The Mademoiselle''),
1961 Events January * January 1 – Monetary reform in the Soviet Union, 1961, Monetary reform in the Soviet Union. * January 3 ** United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that the United States has severed diplomatic and cons ...
, for a film (adaptation of Mishima's novel) of the same name * ''Kurotokage no Uta'' (黒蜥蜴の歌 ''Song of the Black Lizard''),
1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...
, for the musical Black Lizard (film), ''Black Lizard'' * ''Hohoemi'' (微笑 The Smile), translation of James Merrill's poems ''The Smile'', ''Children of the World'',
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...
(titles of originals unclear) * ''Zōka ni Korosareta Funanori no Uta'' (造花に殺された舟乗りの歌 ''Song of a Boat Rider Killed by Artificial Flowers''),
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
, for Akihiro Miwa’s charity recital * ''Icarus'' (:ja:太陽と鉄, イカロス ''Icarus''),
1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...
- Epilogue of " Sun and Steel" * ''Taika'' (隊歌 ''Song of the National Defense Army''),
1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...
* ''Okite! Aka no Wakaki Shishi-tachi'' (起て! 紅の若き獅子たち ''Awake! Young Red Lions''),
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
, song of the Tatenokai *''Jisei no ku'' (:ja:三島事件#割腹自決へ, 辞世の句 Death poem, ''Farewell Poems''),
1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...
.11.25 **「益荒男が たばさむ太刀の 鞘鳴りに 幾とせ耐へて 今日の初霜」 **「散るをいとふ 世にも人にも 先駆けて 散るこそ花と 吹く小夜嵐」


Photo Subjects

*''Barakei'' ( 薔薇刑 ''Ba Ra Kei: Ordeal by Rose''), 1963 - photographer: Eikoh Hosoe *''Otoko no shi'' (男の死 ''The Death of a Man''), 1970 - photographer:
Kishin Shinoyama was a Japanese photographer. He is well-known for having photographed the covers for John Lennon and Yoko Ono's albums, ''Double Fantasy'' and ''Milk and Honey (album), Milk and Honey''. Before his marriage to Saori Minami in 1979, he took a ma ...
(Unpublished)


Film

* ''Yūkoku'' (:ja:憂国#映画化, 憂國 ''Patriotism (1966 film), Patriotism)'', 1966 in film, 1966


Film Adaptations

* 1951 in film, 1951, August 31, ''Junpaku no Yoru'' (:ja:純白の夜#映画化, 純白の夜 ''Pure White Nights''), Directed by Hideo Ōba. Starring Michiyo Kogure, Masayuki Mori (actor), Masayuki Mori, and Yukio Mishima (as an Extra). * 1953 in film, 1953, January 14, ''Natsuko no Boken'' (:ja:夏子の冒険#映画化, 夏子の冒険 ''Natsuko's Adventure''), Directed by Noboru Nakamura. Starring Rieko Sumi, Masao Wakahara, Keiko Awaji. * 1953 in film, 1953, December 8, ''Nipponsei'' (:ja:にっぽん製#映画化, にっぽん製 ''Made in Japan''), Directed by Kōji Shima. Starring Fujiko Yamamoto, Ken Uehara. * 1954 in film, 1954, October 20, ''Shiosai'' (:ja:潮騒 (1954年の映画), 潮騒 ''The Sound of Waves''). Directed by Senkichi Taniguchi. Starring Akira Kubo, Kyōko Aoyama, Toshiro Mifune. * 1957 in film, 1957, May 28, ''Nagasugita Haru'' (:ja:永すぎた春#映画化, 永すぎた春 ''Too Much of Spring''). Directed by Shigeo Tanaka. Starring Ayako Wakao, Hiroshi Kawaguchi (actor), Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Eiji Funakoshi. * 1957 in film, 1957, October 29, ''Bitoku no Yoromeki'' (:ja:美徳のよろめき#映画化, 美徳のよろめき ''The Misstepping of Virtue''). Directed by Kō Nakahira. Starring Yumeji Tukioka, Rentarō Mikuni. * 1958 in film, 1958, August 19, ''Enjō'' (:ja:炎上 (映画), 炎上 ''Conflagration'') (金閣寺 ''The Temple of the Golden Pavilion''). Directed by Kon Ichikawa. Starring Ichikawa Raizō VIII, Ichikawa Raizō, Tatsuya Nakadai, Ganjirō Nakamura. * 1959 in film, 1959, January 9, ''Fudōtoku Kyōiku Kōza'' (:ja:不道徳教育講座#映画化, 不道徳教育講座 ''Lectures on Immoral Education''), Directed by Katsumi Nishikawa. Starring Shirō Ōsaka, Yumeji Tukioka, Hiroyuki Nagato, Masumi Okada, and Yukio Mishima (as the Navigator). * 1959 in film, 1959, February 24, ''Tōdai'' (灯台 ''The Lighthouse''), Directed by Hedeo Suzuki. Starring Akira Kubo, Keiko Tsushima. * 1961 in film, 1961, February 15, ''Ojōsan'' (:ja:お嬢さん (三島由紀夫)#映画化, お嬢さん ''Mademoiselle''), Directed by Tarō Yuge. Starring Ayako Wakao, Hiroshi Kawaguchi (actor), Hiroshi Kawaguchi. * 1962 in film, 1962, March 14, ''Kurotokage'' (:ja:黒蜥蜴#映画(戯曲版), 黒蜥蜴 ''The Black Lizard''), Directed by Umeji Inoue. - Musical Film. Starring Machiko Kyō, Minoru Ōki. * 1964 in film, 1964, March 14, ''Ken (film), Ken'' (:ja:剣 (小説)#映画化, 剣 ''Sword''). Directed by Kenji Misumi. Starring Ichikawa Raizō VIII, Ichikawa Raizō. * 1964 in film, 1964, April 29, ''Shiosai'' (:ja:潮騒 (1964年の映画), 潮騒 ''The Sound of Waves''), Directed by Kentarō Morinaga. Starring Sayuri Yoshinaga, Mitsuo Hamada. * 1964 in film, 1964, May 23, ''Kemono no Tawamure'' (:ja:獣の戯れ#映画化, 獣の戯れ ''The Flirtation of Beasts''), Directed by Sōkichi Tomimoto. Starring Ayako Wakao. * 1965 in film, 1965, February 14, ''Nikutai no Gakkō'' (:ja:肉体の学校#映画化, 肉体の学校 ''The School of Flesh''), Directed by Ryō Kinoshita. Starring Kyōko Kishida, Tsutomu Yamazaki. * 1966 in film, 1966, April 12, ''Yūkoku'' (:ja:憂国#映画化, 憂國 ''Patriotism (1966 film), Patriotism)''. Directed by
Yukio Mishima Kimitake Hiraoka ( , ''Hiraoka Kimitake''; 14 January 192525 November 1970), known by his pen name Yukio Mishima ( , ''Mishima Yukio''), was a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, Shintoist, Ultranationalism (Japan), ultranationalis ...
and Domoto Masaki. Starring Yukio Mishima. * 1966 in film, 1966, June 22, ''Fukuzatsuna Kare'' (:ja:複雑な彼#映画化, 複雑な彼 ''That Complicated Guy''), Directed by Kōji Shima. Starring Jiro Tamiya, Mariko Taka, Nobuo Nakamura, Edith Hanson. * 1967 in film, 1967, February 18, ''Ai no Kawaki'' (:ja:愛の渇き#映画化, 愛の渇き ''Thirst for Love (film), Thirst for Love''). Directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara. Starring Ruriko Asaoka, Nobuo Nakamura. * 1968 in film, 1968, August 14, ''Kurotokage'' (:ja:黒蜥蜴#映画(戯曲版), 黒蜥蜴 ''Black Lizard (film), The Black Lizard''). Directed by Kinji Fukasaku. Starring Akihiro Miwa, Isao Kimura, and Yukio Mishima (as a Human Statue). Based on a novel by Edogawa Rampo and an adaptation by
Yukio Mishima Kimitake Hiraoka ( , ''Hiraoka Kimitake''; 14 January 192525 November 1970), known by his pen name Yukio Mishima ( , ''Mishima Yukio''), was a Japanese author, poet, playwright, actor, model, Shintoist, Ultranationalism (Japan), ultranationalis ...
. * 1971 in film, 1971, September 24, ''Shiosai'' (:ja:潮騒 (1971年の映画), 潮騒 ''The Sound of Waves''), Directed by Shirō Moritani. Starring Itsuto Asahina, Midori Onozato. * 1972 in film, 1972, November 11, ''Ongaku'' (:ja:音楽 (小説)#映画化, 音楽 ''The Music''). Directed by Yasuzo Masumura. Starring Noriko Kurosawa, Toshiyuki Hosokawa. * 1975 in film, 1975, April 26, ''Shiosai'' (:ja:潮騒 (1975年の映画), 潮騒 ''The Sound of Waves''), Directed by Katsumi Nishikawa. Starring Momoe Yamaguchi, Tomokazu Miura. * 1976 in film, 1976, July 17, ''Kinkaku-ji'' (:ja:金閣寺 (映画), 金閣寺 ''
The Temple of the Golden Pavilion is a novel by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima. It was published in 1956 and translated into English by Ivan Morris in 1959. The novel is loosely based on the burning of the Reliquary (or Golden Pavilion) of Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto by a young ...
''). Directed by Yoichi Takabayashi. Starring Saburo Shinoda, Toshio Shiba. * 1976 in film, 1976, August 28, ''Gogo no Eikō'' (:ja:午後の曳航#映画化, 午後の曳航 ''The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (film), The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea''). Directed by Lewis John Carlino. Starring Sarah Miles, Kris Kristofferson. * 1980 in film, 1980, November 15, ''Kōfukugō Shuppan'' (:ja:幸福号出帆#映画化, 幸福号出帆 ''The S.S. Happiness Sets Sail''), Directed by Kōichi Saitō (film director), Kōichi Saitō. Starring Mariko Fuji. * 1983 in film, 1983, November 2, ''Ai no Shokei'' (:ja:愛の処刑#映画化, 愛の処刑 ''The Execution of Love''), Directed by Masayoshi Nogami. Starring Hesuke Miki, Hajime Ishigami. * 1985 in film, 1985, October 10, ''Shiosai'' (:ja:潮騒 (小説)#映画化, 潮騒 ''The Sound of Waves''), Directed by Tugunobu Kotani. Starring Chiemi Hori, Shingo Tsurumi, Tetsurō Tanba. * 1986 in film, 1986, September 20, ''Rokumeikan'' (:ja:鹿鳴館 (戯曲)#映画化, 鹿鳴館 ''The Rokumeikan''), Directed by Kon Ichikawa. Starring Ruriko Asaoka, Bunta Sugawara, Kōji Ishizaka, Kiichi Nakai, Kyōko Kishida, Yasuko Sawaguchi. * 1998 in film, 1998, November 18, ''L'École de la chair'' (:ja:肉体の学校#映画化, 肉体の学校 ''
The School of Flesh ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...
''). Directed by Benoît Jacquot. Starring Isabelle Huppert, Vincent Martinez, Vincent Lindon, Jean-Louis Richard, Marthe Keller. * 2005 in film, 2005, October 29, ''Haru no Yuki'' (:ja:春の雪 (映画), 春の雪 ''Spring Snow (film), Spring Snow''). Directed by Isao Yukisada. Starring Satoshi Tumabuki, Yūko Takeuchi, Sousuke Takaoka, Ayako Wakao. * 2017 in film, 2017, May 26, ''Utsukusi Hoshi'' (:ja:美しい星 (小説)#映画, 美しい星 ''Beautiful Star''). Directed by Daihachi Yoshida. Starring Lily Franky, Kazuya Kamenashi, Ai Hashimoto, Tomoko Nakajima, Kuranosuke Sasaki.


Starring

* 1960 in film, 1960, May 23, ''Karakkaze Yarō'' (:ja:からっ風野郎, からっ風野郎 ''Afraid to Die''). Directed by Yasuzo Masumura. Starring Yukio Mishima and Ayako Wakao. * 1969 in film, 1969, August 9, ''Hitokiri'' ( 人斬り ''Hitokiri (film), Hitokiri''). Directed by Hideo Gosha. Starring Shintaro Katsu, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yujiro Ishihara and Yukio Mishima.


References


Further reading

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mishima, Yukio Bibliographies by writer Bibliographies of Japanese writers Dramatist and playwright bibliographies Yukio Mishima, Bibliography