1992 in Japan

Incumbents

• Emperor: Akihito
• Prime Minister: Kiichi Miyazawa
• Chief Cabinet Secretary: Kōichi Katō until December 12, Yōhei Kōno
• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Ryōhachi Kusaba
• President of the House of Representatives: Yoshio Sakurauchi
• President of the House of Councillors: Yūji Osada until July 9, Bunbē Hara from August 7
• Diet sessions: 123rd, 124th, 125th

  Events

• January 8: US President George H. W. Bush vomits in Prime Minister Miyazawa's lap during a state dinner.
• March 7: Sailor Moon anime series starts on TV Asahi.
• March 14: Nozomi services begin on the Tokaido Shinkansen.
• March 25: Huis ten Bosch opens in Nagasaki Prefecture.
• April 1
• *Chiba City is divided into wards.
• * Taiyo Kobe Mitsui Bank renames itself to Sakura Bank.
• April 27: Kirby's Dream Land, the first video game in the Kirby series by Nintendo and HAL Laboratory and the debut of Kirby himself, is released.
• May 2: Civil servants are granted a two-day weekend for the first time.
• May 22: Japan New Party founded.
• July 1: Yamagata Shinkansen opens.
• July 26: In Upper House elections, the LDP holds on to a slim coalition majority.
• October 14: Liberal Democratic Party member Shin Kanemaru resigns over the receipt of illegal payments from Sagawa Express.
• October 23: Emperor Akihito visits the People's Republic of China for the first time.
• October 29–November 8: Finals of the 1992 AFC Asian Cup held in Japan. The Japan national football team defeat the defending champions, Saudi Arabia, in the final in Hiroshima.

  Births

• January 6: Hiroya, kickboxer
• January 12: Mao Kobayashi, idol
• February 1: Mao Ichimichi, actress
• February 7: Maimi Yajima, singer
• February 26: Ai Shinozaki, gravure idol and singer
• March 6: Momoko Tsugunaga, singer
• March 11: Nao Tōyama, voice actress and singer
• March 21: Erena Mizusawa, model and actress
• March 25: Machico, singer and voice actress
• March 27: Aoi Yūki, voice actress
• April 13: Daichi Hashimoto, professional wrestler
• April 25: Kyosuke Ikeda, actor and voice actor
• May 1: You Kikkawa, singer
• May 22: Chinami Tokunaga, J-pop singer
• June 27: Tsubasa Honda, actress and model
• July 3: Maasa Sudo, singer
• July 12: Anna Ishibashi, model and actress
• July 15: Koharu Kusumi, J-pop singer, voice actress, and model
• July 16: Tetsuto Yamada, Japanse professional baseball player
• August 6: Saori Ōnishi, voice actress
• August 10: Ari Ozawa, voice actress
• August 16: Zawachin, model
• August 18: Riko Narumi, actress and model
• August 20: Mai Shiraishi, idol singer and model
• August 23: Yuka Kono, figure skater
• August 25: Miyabi Natsuyaki, singer
• August 27
• *Ayame Goriki, actress, singer and model
• *Sayuri Matsumura, idol singer, model
• September 3: Sachie Ishizu, tennis player
• September 7: Suzuka Morita, model and actress
• September 28: Koko Tsurumi, artistic gymnast
• October 2: Yasuaki Yamasaki, professional baseball player
• October 3: Aina Hashimoto, singer, actress and voice actress
• October 4: Shun Miyazato, actor and voice actor
• October 5: Hirotaka Chiba, actor and voice actor
• October 19: Shiho, actress and model
• October 27: Taiko Katono, actor and model
• November 5: Takuya Kai, professional baseball player
• November 20: Maiha Ishimura, singer
• November 25: Haru Nomura, golfer
• December 8: Yui Yokoyama, singer and actress
• December 14: Ryo Miyaichi, footballer
• December 20: Shuta Tonosaki, professional baseball player
• December 22: Shiori Kutsuna, actress and idol

  Deaths

• April 25: Yutaka Ozaki, songwriter and rock star
• May 11: Taku Izumi, composer
• May 22: Lee Yangji, author
• May 24: Hitoshi Ogawa, racing car driver
• May 27: Machiko Hasegawa, illustrator
• May 29: Yoshitoshi Mori, artist
• June 8: Sakae Ōba, officer of the Imperial Japanese Army
• June 10: Hachidai Nakamura, composer
• July 5: Toshirō Oumi, singer, composer
• August 4: Seicho Matsumoto, author
• August 12: Kenji Nakagami, author
• September 5: Yasuji Mori, animator
• September 25: Kazuko Matsuo, singer

  Statistics

• Yen value: US$1 = ¥111.85