Year in Japan

1983 in Japanese History

1 recorded entry for this year. It falls in the Shōwa period (昭和時代, 1926 – 1989).

Era name: Shōwa era 昭和 (year 58 of the era)

What happened 出来事

May 26 1983 Sea of Japan earthquake 日本海中部地震 · Earthquake — 1983 earthquake and tsunami centered off the coast of Akita Prefecture, Japan

Reading the year 1983 in Japanese

Japanese sources from this period date events by era name, not by the Western calendar. 1983 corresponds to Shōwa era 昭和 (year 58 of the era). Years are written with 年 (ねん, nen) — so 1600 appears as 慶長5年, "the fifth year of Keichō".

The year itself is read 1983年 (1983ねん) in modern Japanese. Browse the full timeline to see where this year sits in the wider arc, or the 20th century for its neighbours.