2018 in Japan
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Incumbents
Events
January
heavy snow hit in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture on 22 January
- 22 to 23 January : A heavy snowfall hits around Tokyo Metropolitan Area. According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan in a confirmed report, 956 people were injured.[1]
- 23 January : Mount Kusatsu-Shirane erupts. According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan in a confirmed report, 1 fatality results and 11 people are injured in Gunma Prefecture.[2]
- 31 January : A fire burns an elderly support facility in Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido. According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan in a confirmed report, 11 people died, with three injured.[3]
February
- 5 to 8 February : A heavy snowfall hits the Sea of Japan. According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan in a confirmed report, 22 people died, with 320 injures.[4]
March
- 1 to 12 March : According to the Japan Meteorological Agency in a confirmed report, A volcano erupts in Shinmoedake, Kyushu Island.[5][6]
- 12 March : According to the Japanese Government official confirmed admit, Japan Ministry of Finance rewrote 14 decision documents in accordance with the response about cooperative school in Osaka Prefecture to the National Assembly in 2017.[7]
- 13 March : According to the Japan Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute in an official confirmed report, Kumano cherry tree (Kumanozakura) a new species Cherry tree (Sakura) is discovered confirmed in the widely Kii peninsula, new type of Sakura tree found in Japan since 1915.[8]
April
- 8 April : According to National Police Agency of Japan official confirmed report, a thirty-eight years old men arrested on suspicion of five local residents murdered, and suspects confessed in Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture.
- 9 April : A Richer Scale 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit in Oda, Shimane Prefecture, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan in a confirmed report, nine person were injures.
- 11 April : According to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan in a confirmed report, a sudden landslide occurred on a mountain slope in Yabakei, Nakatsu, Oita Prefecture, where six person fatalities in the incident.
- 19 April : According to Japan Meteological Agency confirmed report, Mount Iou errupt since 1768 in border between Miyazaki Prefecture and Kagoshima Prefecture.[9]
June
Damage done by the 2018 Osaka earthquake, in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture on 18 June.
- 9 June - According to the Japan National Police Agency in a confirmed report, 22-year-old unemployed Ichiro Kojima was detained by police after stabbing 3 passengers, killing one, on a bullet train leading from Tokyo to Shin-Osaka, nearby Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture.
- 18 June - 2018 Osaka earthquake, According to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency in a confirmed report, a 5.5 Richter scale earthquake killed four and injured 434 people in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture.
- 26 June - According to Japan National Police Agency confirmed report, a man murdered the police officer in policebox, depriving the handgun and escaping, after a man killed to a security guard man near a nearby elementary school in Toyama City. A twenty-two years old detained, after critical condition by with attempted suicide.
- 29 June - According to Japan Meteorological Agency confirmed report, a F2 level tornado hit in around area of Maibara, Shiga Prefecture. According to local government official confirmed, many houses were collapsed and damaged, total eight person were wounded.
July
- 28 June – 9 July: 2018 Japan floods - Heavy floods was started in western areas of Japan, most in the Hiroshima Prefecture, which has been hit by torrential rain. As of 20 July, 225 people were killed, another 13 were declared missing and 1.5 milion people were displaced.[10]
- 9 July-present: 2018 Northeast Asia heat wave least 116 people have died from heat-related causes and at least 22,000 had heat stroke
- 26 July: A fire at under constructing technology centre fire in Tama City, Tokyo. According to Fire and Disaster Management Agency confirmed report, total five workers fatalities with 42 were injures.[11]
August
- 9 August: According to Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism official confirmed report, nine person were their lost to lives, a Bell 412EP helicopter crashed into forest site, Nakanojo, Gunma Prefecture.
September
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Accident occurs when the roof falls in Tsurumi-ku, Osaka, affective by Typhoon Jebi on 5 September, 2018
Retired singer, Namie Amuro in 2017
- 4 September: Typhoon Jebi. Tidal wave hit in Osaka Bay, including Kansai International Airport, and strong extreme wind and damage around Osaka area, According to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency official confirmed report, 13 person were fatalitioes, with 912 person were wounded.[12]
- 6 September: 2018 Hokkaido Eastern Iburi earthquake, A Richer Scale 6.6 earthquake, with many aftershocks, following power outage occurreed in 2.95 million households in around Hokkaido, affective extreme damaged in thermal power station and worst damaged site in Azuma. According to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency official confirmed report, 41 person were fatalitioes, with 692 person were wounded.[13]
- 16 September: Namie Amuro, a famous for pop singer, officially retire from entertainment life for 25 years.[14]
- 20 September: Prime Minister Shinzō Abe would win the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) leadership for a new 3-year term.[15]
December
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Arts and entertainment
Sports
- 4 January – the Wrestle Kingdom 12, a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), took place in Tokyo
Deaths
January
Jiichiro Date at the 1976 Olympics
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- 1 January – Katsuhikari Toshio, sumo wrestler (b. 1942)
- 4 January – Senichi Hoshino, baseball player and manager (b. 1947)[16]
- 5 January – Mikio Fujioka, guitarist (b. 1981)
- 7 January – Marley Carib, manga artist (b. 1947)[17]
- 11 January – Sumiko Iwao, psychologist and educator (b. 1935)
- 14 January – Yosuke Natsuki, actor (b. 1936)
- 18 January – Yasuo Tanaka, astrophysicist (b. 1931)
- 20 January – Miyako Sumiyoshi, speed skater (b. 1987)[18]
- 21 January – Tsukasa Hosaka, football player and manager (b. 1937)
- 26 January
- Hiromu Nonaka, politician (b. 1925)[19]
- Yukiaki Okabe, freestyle swimmer (b. 1941)
- 27 January – Tadashi Sawashima, film director (b. 1926)
- 31 January
- Tadashi Sasaki, engineer (b. 1915)
- Itokin, musician (b. 1979)
February
- 4 February – Takuya Iwasaki, archaeologist (b. 1929)
- 5 February – Yoshihide Kozai, astronomer (b. 1928)
- 10 February
- Michiko Ishimure, novelist (b. 1927)[20]
- Tamio Kawachi, actor (b. 1938)
- 18 February – Eido Tai Shimano, Buddhist monk (b. 1932)
- 20 February
- Jiichiro Date, freestyle wrestler (b. 1952).[21]
- Tōta Kaneko, poet (b. 1919)
- 21 February – Ren Osugi, actor (b. 1951)[22]
March
- 24 March – Hidetoshi Nagasawa, sculptor and architect (b. 1940)
April
- 5 April – Isao Takahata, film director (b. 1935)
- 21 April – Nabi Tajima, supercentenarian (b. 1900)
- 23 April – Sachio Kinugasa, baseball player (b. 1947)
- 27 April – Yukiji Asaoka, actress (b. 1935)
May
- 16 May – Hideki Saijo, singer and actor (b. 1955)
- 17 May – Yuriko Hoshi, actress (b. 1943)
- 21 May – Nobukazu Kuriki, mountaineer (b. 1982)
June
- 18 June – Go Kato, actor (b. 1938)
July
- 2 July – Katsura Utamaru, rakugo comedian (b. 1936)
- 6 July –
- Shoko Asahara, doomsday cult leader (b. 1955).[23]
- Seiichi Endo, cult member and criminal (b. 1960).[23]
- Kimishige Ishizaka, immunologist (b. 1925).[24]
- Tomomitsu Niimi, cult member and criminal (b. 1964).[23]
- 19 July – Shinobu Hashimoto, screenwriter (b. 1918)
- 21 July – Ryu Matsumoto, politician (b. 1951).[25]
- 22 July - Chiyo Miyako, supercentenarian (b. 1901)
August
- 4 August – Masahiko Tsugawa, actor (b. 1940)
- 8 August – Takeshi Onaga, politician (b. 1950)
- 10 August – Kin Sugai, actress (b. 1926)
- 13 August – Unshō Ishizuka, voice actor (b. 1951)
- 15 August – Momoko Sakura, manga artist (b. 1965)
- 25 August - Miyoko Asō, voice actress (b. 1926)
- 27 August - Aya Koyama, mixed martial artist (b. 1973)
September
- 15 September - Kirin Kiki, actress (b. 1943)
- 18 September - Norifumi Yamamoto, mixed martial artist (b. 1977)
October
- 8 October - Wajima Hiroshi, sumo wrestler (b. 1948)
Elections
Prefectural
- March 11: Ishikawa gubernatorial
- April 8: Kyoto gubernatorial
- June 10: Niigata gubernatorial
- September 30: Okinawa gubernatorial
Major municipal
AKB48 Senbatsu Sousenkyo
- The 53rd single 10th Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo was held on Nagoya Stadium, Aichi Prefecture, Japan on June 16, 2018
Final Senbatsu Results:
References
- ↑ 1月22日からの大雪等による被害状況等について（第6報）Format:PDF. Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan(Japanese Language edition) Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ 本白根山の火山活動による被害及び消防機関等の対応状況等（第9報）Format:PDF. Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan(Japanese Language edition) Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ 札幌市下宿火災（第4報）Format:PDF. Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan(Japanese Language edition) Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ 2月4日からの大雪等による被害状況等について（第15報）Format:PDF. Fire and Disaster Management Agency of Japan(Japanese Language edition) Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ 平成30年 No.11 週間火山概況（3月9日～3月15日）Japan Meteorological Agency (Japanese Language edition) Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ 平成30年 No.10 週間火山概況（3月2日～3月8日）Japan Meteorological Agency(Japanese Language edition) Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ 森友学園問題 (Japanese Language edition) Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ↑ 新種の野生サクラ確認 １０３年ぶり、紀伊半島でThe Asahi Shimbun(Japanese Language edition) Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ↑ ja:硫黄山 (宮崎県)#近年の活動 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved date on 14 May, 2018.
- ↑ Takenaka, Kiyoshi. "Japan faces 'frequent' disasters as flood toll reaches 200". Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ↑ ja:多摩テクノロジービルディング建設現場火災 (Japanese language) Retibute date 2 August, 2018.
- ↑ (Japanese language) Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ↑ (Japanese language) Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ↑ (Japanese language) Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ↑ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/09/japan-shinzo-abe-wins-ruling-party-leadership-vote-180920053102178.html
- ↑ "Former NPB star pitcher, manager Senichi Hoshino dies at 70". japantimes.co.jp. The Japan Times. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ↑ "Old Boy Manga Author Caribu Marley Passes Away". animenewsnetwork.com. Anime News Network. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ↑ "Sochi Olympic speed skater Sumiyoshi found dead in home". mainichi.jp. Mainichi Shimbun. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ↑ "Hiromu Nonaka, Abe critic and former government spokesman, dies at 92". japantimes.co.jp. The Japan Times. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ↑ "Michiko Ishimure, award-winning author who raised public awareness of Minamata disease, dies at 90". japantimes.co.jp. The Japan Times. 10 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ↑ "モントリオール五輪金メダリスト・伊達治一郎さん転落死". 東スポＷeb - 東京スポーツ新聞社 (in Japanese). 22 February 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ↑ "Japanese actor Ren Osugi, famed for his roles in Takeshi Kitano's yakuza films, dies at 66". japantimes.co.jp. The Japan Times. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Sources: 7 former Aum cult members executed". nhk.or.jp. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ↑ "石坂公成さんが死去 アレルギー発症の仕組み解明：朝日新聞デジタル". Asahi News (in Japanese). 6 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ↑ 松本龍さん６７歳＝元民主党衆院議員、元復興担当相 (in Japanese)
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