title: 1946 in Japanese football
text: # 1946 in Japanese football
  
  Japanese football in 1946.
  
  ## Births
  
  * January 21 - Ichiro Hosotani
  * February 28 - Hiroshi Ochiai
  * August 21 - Norio Yoshimizu
  * November 24 - Minoru Kobata
  * December 26 - Yusuke Omi
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * April 12 - Teizo Takeuchi (aged 37)
  