Born in 1955 (Shōwa 30 / 昭和30年)

Politics & Economy

• Liberal Democratic Party formed (1955 System) - November 15, LDP born from conservative merger. Beginning of long-term rule
• Socialist Party unified - October 13, left and right socialist parties merged
• Jimmu Boom intensifies - Prosperity of “no longer postwar” (next year’s economic white paper)

Society & Lifestyle

• Toyota “Crown” released - Debuted as first purely domestic passenger car
• Japan Housing Corporation established - Housing complex construction began in earnest. Solving housing shortage
• Morinaga arsenic milk incident - Arsenic contamination in powdered milk. Tragedy of 130 infant deaths
• Electrical appliances spread - Three Sacred Treasures within reach of common people
• Yearning for American life - Life with suburban homes, cars, and appliances

Sports & Entertainment

• Giants’ Nagashima Shigeo shines at Rikkyo University - Star of Tokyo Big6 baseball
• Rikidozan popularity at peak - Pro wrestling became TV’s main content
• Film “Floating Clouds” released - Naruse Mikio director, Takamine Hideko starring
• “Because the Moon is So Blue” huge hit - Sugawara Tsuzuko’s representative song
• James Dean popular - “Rebel Without a Cause” influenced Taiyozoku (Sun Tribe)