1984 in Japan

In film, The Funeral by Juzo Itami won the Best film award at the Japan Academy Prize and at the Hochi Film Awards, MacArthur's Children by Masahiro Shinoda won Best film at the Blue Ribbon Awards and Mahjong hōrōki by Makoto Wada won Best film at the Yokohama Film Festival. For a list of Japanese films released in 1984 see Japanese films of 1984.

In manga, the winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award were Human Crossing by Masao Yajima and Kenshi Hirokane (general), Futari Daka and Area 88 by Kaoru Shintani (shōnen), Yume no Ishibumi by Toshie Kihara (shōjo) and Kinnikuman by Yudetamago (children).[2] X+Y by Moto Hagio won the Seiun Award for Best Comic of the Year. For a list of manga released in 1984 see Category:1984 manga.

In music, the 35th Kōhaku Uta Gassen was won by the Red Team (women). Hiroshi Itsuki won the 26th Japan Record Awards, held on December 31, and the FNS Music Festival.

In television, see: 1984 in Japanese television.

Japan hosted the Miss International 1984 beauty pageant, won by Guatemalan Ilma Urrutia.

At the 1984 Summer Olympics Japan ranked 7th with 10 gold medals. At the Winter Olympics Japan ranked 14th with one silver medal.

In football (soccer), Japan hosted the 1984 Intercontinental Cup. Yomiuri won the Japan Soccer League. For the champions of the regional leagues see: 1984 Japanese Regional Leagues.

• January 1 – Hideki Asai, baseball player
• January 30 – Yushi Aida, baseball player

• February 1 – Risa Wataya, novelist
• February 11 – Mai Demizu, announcer
• February 19 – Masaru Akiba, football player
• February 21 – Karina Nose, model, actress

• March 6 – Becky, singer, model, actress
• March 8 – Eri Yamada, softball player

• April 6 – Takahiro Aoh, boxer
• April 7 – Hiroko Shimabukuro, singer
• April 21 – Taku Akahoshi, football player

• May 1 - Keiichiro Koyama, singer
• May 7 – Miyuki Kanbe, model and actress (died 2008)
• May 17 – Sakurako Terada, curler

• June 4 – Aoi, singer-songwriter
• June 5 – Hiromi Matsunaga, bowling player
• June 7
  • Shu Abe, football player
  • Eri Yanetani, snowboarder[3]
• June 12 – Kyoco, actress
• June 13 – Kaori Icho, wrestler
• June 13 – Ryuji Akiba, football player
• June 16 – Emiri Miyasaka, model
• June 26 – Emi Tawata, singer
• June 29 – Keiji Obiki, baseball player

• July 4 – Jin Akanishi, actor, singer-songwriter
• July 8 – Nobu Naruse, cross-country skier
• July 16 – Hayanari Shimoda, race car driver
• July 24 – Hajime Ohara, professional wrestler
• July 25
  • Kenji Narisako, hurdler
  • Akie Uegaki, handball player

• August 3 – Erika Araki, volleyball player
• August 5 – Takamasa Anai, judoka
• August 12 – Yua Aida, model and AV idol
• August 19 – Ryota Aoki, football player
• August 21 – Nonaka Emi, ice hockey player
• August 27 – Miyuki Akiyama, volleyball player

• September 8 – Kenta Abe, baseball player
• September 13 – Junichi Sawayashiki, kickboxer
• September 22 – Yukiya Arashiro, road bicycle racer

• October 5 – Yutaro Abe, football player
• October 7 – Toma Ikuta, actor
• October 8 – Jun Ando, football player
• October 9 – Ryunosuke Okamoto, football player
• October 10 – Chiaki Kuriyama, actress, model
• October 13 – Misono, singer-songwriter
• October 22 – Takuya Asao, baseball player
• October 24 – Kaela Kimura, singer, model

• November 3 – Ryo Nishikido, actor, singer
• November 10 – Moe Meguro, curler
• November 21 – Masatomo Kuba, football player
• November 28 – Sayuri Yoshii, speed skater

• December 4 - Takayuki Kishi, professional baseball player
• December 5 – Shuhei Aoyama, motorcycle racer
• December 17 – Asuka Fukuda, J-pop singer
• December 23 – Manabu Soya, professional wrestler

• T-cophony, musician

• Hiroyuki Tajima, printmaker (b. 1911)