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| 1963, May 14 |
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| The new Franco-Japanese Trade Agreement was signed, which provided that France would free or liberalize import quotas on over 60 Japanese products. | 1 |
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| 1964, March 24 |
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| U.S. ambassador Edwin O. Reischauer was stabbed by an allegedly deranged young Japanese. | 2 |
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| March 27 |
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| Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan, with a 290-member parliamentary mission, ended a two-week visit made at the invitation of Japanese parliamentary leaders. | 3 |
| The Summer Olympic Games were held in Tokyo; hosting the Olympics became an important symbol of the country's emergence into the world arena. | 4 |
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| Nov. 19 |
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Sat Eisaku (1901–75) became prime minister, succeeding the ailing Prime Minister Ikeda. | 5 |
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