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Events in the year2023 in Japan.
Incumbents
[edit]- Emperor:Naruhito[1]
- Prime Minister:Fumio Kishida
- Chief Cabinet Secretary
- Hirokazu Matsuno(until December 14)
- Yoshimasa Hayashi(starting December 14)
- Chief Justice of Japan:Saburo Tokura
- Speaker of the House of Representatives
- Hiroyuki Hosoda(until October 20)
- Fukushiro Nukaga(starting October 20)
- President of the House of Councillors:Hidehisa Otsuji
Governors
[edit]- Aichi Prefecture:Hideaki Omura
- Akita Prefecture:Norihisa Satake
- Aomori Prefecture:Shingo Mimura(until June 28),Sōichirō Miyashita,(from June 29)
- Chiba Prefecture:Toshihito Kumagai
- Ehime Prefecture:Tokihiro Nakamura
- Fukui Prefecture:Tatsuji Sugimoto
- Fukuoka Prefecture:Seitaro Hattori
- Fukushima Prefecture:Masao Uchibori
- Gifu Prefecture:Hajime Furuta
- Gunma Prefecture:Ichita Yamamoto
- Hiroshima Prefecture:Hidehiko Yuzaki
- Hokkaido:Naomichi Suzuki
- Hyogo Prefecture:Motohiko Saitō
- Ibaraki Prefecture:Kazuhiko Ōigawa
- Ishikawa:Masanori Tanimoto
- Iwate Prefecture:Takuya Tasso
- Kagawa Prefecture:Keizō Hamada
- Kagoshima Prefecture:Kōichi Shiota
- Kanagawa Prefecture:Yuji Kuroiwa
- Kumamoto Prefecture:Ikuo Kabashima
- Kochi Prefecture:Seiji Hamada
- Kyoto Prefecture:Takatoshi Nishiwaki
- Mie Prefecture:Eikei Suzuki
- Miyagi Prefecture:Yoshihiro Murai
- Miyazaki Prefecture:Shunji Kōno
- Nagano Prefecture:Shuichi Abe
- Nagasaki Prefecture:Hōdō Nakamura
- Nara Prefecture:Shōgo Arai(until May 2),Makoto Yamashita(from May 3)
- Niigata Prefecture:Hideyo Hanazumi
- Oita Prefecture:Katsusada Hirose(until April 27),Kiichiro Satō(from April 28)
- Okayama Prefecture:Ryuta Ibaragi
- Okinawa Prefecture:Denny Tamaki
- Osaka Prefecture:Hirofumi Yoshimura
- Saga Prefecture:Yoshinori Yamaguchi
- Saitama Prefecture:Motohiro Ōno
- Shiga Prefecture:Taizō Mikazuki
- Shimame Prefecture:Tatsuya Maruyama
- Shizuoka Prefecture:Heita Kawakatsu
- Tochigi Prefecture:Tomikazu Fukuda
- Tokushima Prefecture:Kamon Iizumi(until May 17),Masazumi Gotoda(from May 18)
- Tokyo Prefecture:Yuriko Koike
- Tottori Prefecture:Shinji Hirai
- Toyama Prefecture:Hachiro Nitta
- Wakayama Prefecture:Shūhei Kishimoto
- Yamagata Prefecture:Mieko Yoshimura
- Yamaguchi Prefecture:Tsugumasa Muraoka
- Yamanashi Prefecture:Kotaro Nagasaki
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- January 1–March 28 – According toMinistry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheriesofficial confirmed report, at least 82 livestock farm place were bird flu, resulting H5N1 type from death bodies positive test on nationwide, and 9.9 million chickens were culling by Japan Self Ground Defense Force.[2]
- January 13 – According to theMinistry of JusticeandMinistry of Health, Labour and Welfare,Japanese prosecutors indictsTetsuya Yamagamifor the suspect ofkillingformer Japanese Prime MinisterShinzo Abe,who was assassinated on July 8, 2022, inNara.[3]
- January 19 – According to official confirmed report,Tokyo Institute of TechnologyandTokyo Medical and Dental Universitywere merged, new name isTokyo Institute Science University,that start in April 2024.[4]
- January 20 – TheBank of Japanreports thatinflationinJapanincreased by 4.0% in December, the highest recorded increasesince 1981.[5]
- January 22 – Four people are killed and three others are feared dead in an apartment fire inKobe.[6]
- January 25 – AHong Kong-registeredshipcarrying 22 people capsizes off the waters of Japan. 13 crew members are rescued, but two later died, and nine are still missing.[7]
- January 29 – A 17-year-old student was filmed licking a soy sauce bottle, and then his finger which he then used to prod on sushi in the food chainSushiro.[8]Outrage spread across Japan, starting a series of pranks across the country referred to as "sushi terrorism".[9]
February
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- February 3 – An Executive Secretary to the Prime Minister ofFumio Kishida,Masayoshi Araisaidhomophobiccomment, "I would not want to live next to, or look at the homosexual, Ifsame-sex marriagewere legalized, some people would abandon their country ".[10][11]He was fired the following day.[1]
- February 6 – According toMitsubishi Aircrafthas official announcement,Mitsubishi SpaceJethas complete withdraw from manufacture, sales and development.[12]
March
[edit]- March 15 – YouTuber and former MPYoshikazu Higashitaniis expelled by the House of Councillors for never attending parliament.[13]An arrest warrant was requested for him the following day.[14]
April
[edit]- April 1 – Allcyclistsare obliged to make an effort to wearhelmets.[15]
- April 6 – AMitsubishi UH-60JA helicopterof theJapan Ground Self-Defense Forcecrashesoff the coast ofMiyakojimain Okinawa Prefecture, with 10 people on board.[16][17]
- April 13 –North Korealaunches aballistic missiletowardnorthern Japan,prompting evacuation orders inHokkaido.[18]
- April 15 – Theassassination attemptis made on Japanese Prime MinisterFumio Kishidawhen what was described as a "smoke bomb" was thrown towards his direction and detonated, while he was delivering speech inWakayama.But he was unhurt from that bomb.[19]
May
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- May 5 –
- Japanese Prime MinisterFumio KishidavisitsSingaporeand metSingaporean Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong.They also discussed how Singapore and Japan could further expand and deepen cooperation in areas of mutual interest such as the economy, digitalisation, energy, and sustainability.
- 2023 Ishikawa earthquake.According to USGS official report, a Richter Scale 6.2 magnitude earthquake, followed by many aftershocks, hit inNoto Peninsula,Ishikawa Prefecture.According to Fire and Disaster Management Agency official report, 1 person died and 48 people were wounded.[citation needed]
- May 11 – According to USGS official report, a Richter Scale 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit inTokyo Metropolitan area,according to Fire and Disaster Management Agency official report, nine persons were wounded.[citation needed]
- May 19 to 21 –49th G7 summitheld inHiroshima.[citation needed]
- May 25 – Four people including two policemen werekilled in a stabbing and shooting incidentinNakano.[20]
June
[edit]- June 2–3 – According toJapan Meteorological Agencyofficial confirmed report, a heavy massive torrential rain, affectiveTyphoon Mawarhit in Japan, many places occur onflash flood,levee collapse,landslidehit inTokyo Metropolitan area,Kii Peninsula,andHamamatsu,which kill 7 persons with injure 45 persons.[citation needed]
- June 4 – A former member ofHouse of Councillors,Yoshikazu Higashitaniarrested suspicion for repeating habitual personal intimidation by ownYouTube,on way to Japan, escape fromDubai,United Arab Emirates,according to Japan National Police Agency andInterpolannounced.[citation needed]
- June 14 –2023 Japan military facility shooting
- June 16 – The Japanese Diet passes the bill to understand LGBTQ, raises the age of consent from 13 to 16, and criminalizesvoyeurism.[21][22]
- June 18 – According toJapan National Police Agencyofficial confirmed report, a regular route bus and a truck carrying livestock were collision inYakumo, Hokkaido,a five persons were human fatalities with twelve persons were hurt,[23][24]
- June 23 – According to the official confirmed report of theWorld Health Organization,a patient who died of myocarditis in domestic (a 70's age) in June 2022 was confirmed as the first case of Oz virus in the world from the results of theJapan National Institute of Infectious Diseases.[citation needed]
July
[edit]- July 4 – UN's nuclear watchdog approves plans to release water from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean.[25]
- July 8 – Japan marked the 1st anniversary of the death of former Japanese Prime MinisterShinzo Abe,who wasassassinatedwhile he giving at the parliamentary election speech inNarain July 2022.[citation needed]
- 11 July – Floods and mudslides killed at least six in southwestern Japan and injured 19. Five people have been reported missing.[26]
- July 14 – According toJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)official confirmed report, an explosion occurred during the test of solid fuel Epsilon rocket atJAXA'sNoshiro Testing CenterinNoshiro,Akita Prefecture,no one injures on this incident.[citation needed]
- July 15–16 – According toJapan Meteorological Agencyofficial confirmed report, a heavy rain causedflooding,levee breaches,andlandslidesin many places in Akita Prefecture. According to an official report by theFire and Disaster Management Agency,kill one person and injure four others.[citation needed]
- July 30 – According to official confirmed report,Sumidagawa Fireworks Festivalhas return since 2022. However, a many visitor remain behind venue after midnight, cause the suburban train service hour ended.[citation needed]
August
[edit]- August 1 to 9 – According to FDMA official announced, a powerfulTyphoon Khanunhit aroundSakishima Islands,Okinawa Islandwith towardEast China Sea,one person fatalities with 91 persons were wounded.[citation needed]
- August 15 – According to FDMA official report, atorrential massibie rain,levee collapse hit affectives byTyphoon Lan,66 persons were wounded, mainly, occurred inFukuchiyama,Tottori City.[citation needed]
- August 24 – According toJapanese governmentofficial announcement, and despite opposition groups from environmental activist and government official from neighbour countries,from discharge of radioactive water of the Fukushima First Nuclear Power Plant to start into the Pacific Oceanhas started. RelativeChinese governmentannounces that prohibition to all fish import from Japan on same day.[citation needed]
- August 26 –Utsunomiya Light Rail,officially operating start inTochigi Prefecture,a newtramoperating in Japan, since April 20, 2004 inToyama Light Rail.[citation needed]
September
[edit]- September 4 – TheSupreme Court of Japanformally ordersOkinawato allow theUnited States Armed Forcesto expand itsrunwaysand military infrastructure onthe islanddespite protests from the locals who oppose the American military's presence.[27]
- September 8–9 – According to Japan Fire and Disasters Management Agency official confirmed report, Tropical Storm Yunyeung relative heavy massibie rain withflash flood,levee collapse hit inIwaki,KitaibarakiandBoso Peninsula,total a person human fatalities and 21 persons were injure.[citation needed]
- September 13 – Japanese Prime MinisterFumio Kishidaannounced thesecond reshuffledhis cabinet.[28]
- September 29 – K-Arena Yokohama, a majorconcert hallinTokyo Metropolitan area,was open inNishi-ku, Yokohama.[citation needed]
October
[edit]- October 2 – An entertainment giant,Johnny & Associatesofficial announcement, change name to Smile-Up, according to report.[29]
- October 7 – According toJapan National Police Agencyofficial confirmed report, four climers were their lost to lives, due suddenly change temperature inMount Asahi,Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture.[30]
- October 25 – TheSupreme Court of Japanrules thatrequiring sterilizationas part ofgender transitioningisunconstitutional,but sends back thegender-affirming surgeryrequirement to a lower court.[31]
- October 30 – Japan suspends thepilot experimentof its first fully autonomousself-driving carfollowing a minorcollision.[32]
- October 31 – According to JNPA official announced, two men were hurt by handgun atToda General Hospital,following two employee were hostage trap in post office inWarabi, Saitama Prefecture,all hostage was without hurt with later freed, and 86 years age were arrested on suspicion for violence on handgun use.[33]
November
[edit]- November 4 – Japanese Prime MinisterFumio Kishidavisit thePhilippinesand metPhilippine PresidentBongbong Marcos,and also address a joint session ofPhilippine Congress.
- November 5 –
- Japanese Prime MinisterFumio KishidavisitMalaysiaand metMalaysian Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim.
- 2023 Japan Series:InJapanesebaseball,Hanshin Tigersdefeat theOrix Buffaloesto win theJapan Seriesin seven games, capturing their second championship, the first time since1985,breaking theCurse of the Colonel.[34]
- November 23 – TheHigh CourtofSeoulorders Japan to pay compensation of₩200 million (around¥22 million orUS$154,000) to 16comfort womenduringWorld War II,overturning a previous ruling that denied the women's claims due tosovereign immunity.[35]
- November 29 – AUnited States Air ForceV-22 Ospreycrashes off the coast of Japan'sKagoshima Prefecturewith eight crew members on board. Asearch and rescueoperation has been launched, according to theJapan Coast Guard.[36]
December
[edit]- December 12 – Adistrict courtinFukushima,convicts three formersoldiersforsexually assaultinga colleague,Rina Gonoi,during amilitary exercisein 2021, sentencing them to two years in prison and suspending them from the military for four years.
- December 20 –Japanese electronicscompanyToshibais delisted from theTokyo Stock Exchangeafter 74 years.
- December 26 –
- Daihatsu,a unit of JapaneseautomakerToyota,shuts down allproduction linesat its four factories inJapan,while transport ministry officials investigate improper tests forsafety certifications.[37]
- TheTokyo High Courtrules that the operator of theFukushima nuclear power plant,TEPCOwill be solely responsible for compensating evacuees, while reducing the amount by half of what a lower court had initially ordered, and absolved the government of any liability.[38]
Arts and entertainment
[edit]- 2023 in anime
- 2023 in Japanese music
- 2023 in Japanese television
- List of 2023 box office number-one films in Japan
- List of Japanese films of 2023
Sports
[edit]- July 14 to 30 -2023 FINA World Aquatics ChampionshipsinFukuoka.[39]
- September 24 –2023 Formula One World Championshipis held at2023 Japanese Grand Prix
- October 1 –2023 MotoGP World Championshipis held at2023 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix
- 2023 F4 Japanese Championship
- 2023 Super Formula Championship
- 2023 Super Formula Lights
- 2023 Super GT Series
- 2022 AFC Champions LeagueFinal (Japan)
- 2023 in Japanese football
- 2023 J1 League
- 2023 J2 League
- 2023 J3 League
- 2023 Japan Football League
- 2023 Japanese Regional Leagues
- 2023 Japanese Super Cup
- 2023 Emperor's Cup
- 2023 J.League Cup
Deaths
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In the fifth year ofReiwa Memoriamdespite Japanesedemographicsand theaging crisisin the country, among top 20 famousJapanese peoplewho died peacefully due to illness and old age includeYukihiro Takahashi,Leiji Matsumoto,Shoichiro Toyoda,Maon Kurosaki,Ryuho Okawa,Kenzaburō Ōe,Chikage Oogi,Tomoko Naraoka,Ryuichi Sakamoto,Mikio Aoki,Sadao Nakajima,Nizo Yamamoto,Shinji Tanimura,Atsushi Sakurai,HeathofX Japan,Junko Ohashi,Hiroyuki Hosoda,Daisaku Ikeda,Terao Tsunefumi,andAki Yashiro.Meanwhile, on July 12, 2023,Ryuchell,Japanese social media personality, model, singer, and activist, died bysuicideat the age of 27.
January
[edit]- January 1 –Tetsuo Hasegawa,actor (b.1938)[40]
- January 11 –Yukihiro Takahashi,musician (b.1952)
- January 23 –Hiromitsu Kadota,baseball player (b.1948)
February
[edit]- February 5 –Takako Sasuga,voice actress (b.1936)
- February 7 –Hiroki Nakata,shogi player (b.1964)
- February 10 –Satoshi Iriki,baseball player (b.1967)
- February 13 –Leiji Matsumoto,animator and manga artist (b.1938)[41]
- February 14 –Shoichiro Toyoda,business executive (b.1925)
- February 15 –Shōzō Iizuka,voice actor (b.1933)
- February 16 –Maon Kurosaki,singer and songwriter (b.1988)
- February 25 –Mitsuo Senda,voice actor (b.1940)
March
[edit]- March 2 –Ryuho Okawa,religious leader (b.1956)
- March 5
- Takahiro Kimura,animator, illustrator and character designer (b.1964)[42]
- Kenzaburō Ōe,writer (b.1935)
- March 9 –Chikage Oogi,actress and politician (b.1933)
- March 10 –Naonobu Fujii,volleyball player (b.1992)
- March 11 –Chen Kenichi,chef (b.1956)
- March 15 –Taro Nakayama,politician and former Foreign Minister of Japan (b.1924)
- March 22 –Jirō Dan,actor (b.1949)
- March 23 –Tomoko Naraoka,actress (b.1929)
- March 28 –Ryuichi Sakamoto,composer, record producer, and actor (b.1952)
April
[edit]- April 1 –Yasumichi Kushida,voice actor (b.1976)
- April 5 –Masanori Hata,zoologist, essayist, and filmmaker (b.1935)
May
[edit]- May 11 –Futoshi Nakanishi,baseball player (b.1933)
June
[edit]- June 9 –Yumie Hiraiwa,screenwriter, novelist (b.1932)
- June 11
- Mikio Aoki,politician (b. 1934)
- Sadao Nakajima,film director (b. 1934)
- June 12 –Shigeru Sugishita,baseball player (b.1925)
- June 16 –Manabu Kitabeppu,baseball player (b.1957)
July
[edit]- July 1 –Ippei Kuri,manga artist and entrepreneur (b.1940)[43]
- July 11 –Yuzo Toyama,composer (b.1931)
- July 12 –Ryuchell,television personality (b.1995)
- July 18 –Keiko Suzuka,actress (b.1955)
- July 24 –Seiichi Morimura,novelist (b.1933)
August
[edit]- August 5 –Nami Sano,manga artist (b.1987)
- August 19 –Nizo Yamamoto,manga art director (b.1953)
September
[edit]- September 1 –Shozaburo Nakamura,politician, former Justice Minister (b.1934)
- September 8 –Buichi Terasawa,manga artist (b.1955)[44]
- September 16 –Yukiyoshi Tokoro,manga artist (b.1947)
October
[edit]- October 8 –Shinji Tanimura,singer-songwriter (b.1948)
- October 10 –Toshio Naka,former professional baseball player and coach (b.1936)
- October 14 –Ichirō Zaitsu,actor and comedian (b.1934)
- October 18 –Yoshinori Monta,singer-songwriter (b.1951)
- October 19 –Atsushi Sakurai,musician and singer-songwriter (b.1966)
- October 25 –Yūji Tsushima,politician (b.1930)
- October 26 –Hiroshi Inuzuka,actor and bassist (b.1929)
- October 29 –Heath,bassist (b.1968)[45]
November
[edit]- November 2 –Asashio Tarō IV,sumo wrestler (b.1955)
- November 4 –Kosuke Hori,politician (b.1934)
- November 9 –Junko Ōhashi,singer (b.1950)[46]
- November 10 –Hiroyuki Hosoda,politician (b.1944)
- November 11 –Masatoshi Wakabayashi,politician (b.1934)
- November 12 –Kimura Kan (Kan),musician (b.1962)
- November 15 –Daisaku Ikeda,an honour chairman ofSoka Gakkaiand founder onKomeito(b.1928)
- November 19 –Mizuho Suzuki,actor (b.1927)
- November 29 –Taichi Yamada,screenwriter and novelist (b.1934)[47]
December
[edit]- December 7 –Emiko Miyamoto,volleyball player (b.1937)[48]
- December 12 –Fusa Tatsumi,supercentenarian (b.1907)
- December 17 –Terao Tsunefumi,sumo wrestler (b.1963)
- December 30 –Aki Yashiro,singer (b.1950)[49]
See also
[edit]Country overviews
[edit]Related timelines for current period
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