Diet sessions: 112th (regular session opened in December 1987, until May 25), 113th (extraordinary, July 19 to December 28), 114th (regular, December 30 to 1989, June 22)
July 23: A sports fishing boat, Fuji Maru No. 1, collides with a submarine, Nadashio, in Tokyo Bay, resulting in the former sinking and 30 deaths as well as 17 injuries.[3]
October 19: Orix purchases the Hankyu Braves baseball team: they become the Orix Braves.
October 23: Super Mario Bros. 3 is released for the Famicom, a slightly modified version is released for the NES in February 1990.
December 9: Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa resigns amid the Recruit scandal.
December 27: Takeshita announces a realigned cabinet.
December 30: According to a Japan National Police Agency official confirmed report, an armored car with 222.5 million yen in cash and 170 million yen in checks was robbed in Suma-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. The suspect is escape continue, and still not detained, according to JNPA official.[citation needed]
Birthsedit
Januaryedit
January 1: Saori Hara, AV idol, model, and actress