2017 in Japan

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2017
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Japan

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See also:Other events of 2017
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The following is an overview of the year 2017 in Japan.

Incumbents

Events

A debris flow caused by heavy rain in Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture on 7 July 2017.

January

March

April

May

June

  • June 1 - According to Japan National Police Agency confirmed report, eight person arrested for violating customs law, who brought the equivalent of about 200 kg of gold, about 8.2 million US dollars to the fishing port without permission in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture.[page needed]

July

October

November

December

  • December 20 - Chen Shifeng was sentenced to 20 years in prison after the Jiang Ge Murder Case was solved.

Arts and entertainment

Sports

Deaths

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Elections

National

  • October 22: By-elections to the National Diet; 2 vacancies as of July 31, both from the House of Representatives: Ehime 3rd district and Aomori 4th district

Prefectural

  • January 22: Yamagata gubernatorial (w/o vote)
  • January 29: Gifu gubernatorial
  • March 26: Chiba gubernatorial
  • April 9: Akita gubernatorial
  • June 25: Shizuoka gubernatorial
  • July 2: Tokyo legislative, Hyōgo gubernatorial
  • August 27: Ibaraki gubernatorial[9]
  • October 22: Miyagi gubernatorial[10]
  • November 12: Hiroshima gubernatorial[11]

Major municipal

Elections in the 20 designated major cities and the 23 special wards/"cities":

References

  1. ^ "Akihito | Biography, Reign, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. ^ ja:東燃ゼネラル石油#不祥事#コンプライアンス違反など (Japanese Lanmguage) Retrieved date on September 13, 2017.
  3. ^ ja:日本の航空事故#2010年代#2017年 (Japanese Lanmguage) Retrieved date on September 13, 2017.
  4. ^ ja:桜島#火山活動史#2006年以降-昭和火口活動期 (Japanese Lanmguage) Retrieved date on September 13, 2017.
  5. ^ ja:平成29年7月九州北部豪雨 (Japanese Language) Retrieved date on September 13, 2017.
  6. ^ Japan police investigate possible serial killer in Tokyo suburb
  7. ^ CNN Japan Emperor Akihito abdicates
  8. ^ "Japan to host its first-ever FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship in Kobe". fivb.org. Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  9. ^ Ibaraki prefectural electoral commission: Gubernatorial and assembly by-election 2017
  10. ^ Kahoku Shimpō, June 21, 2017: <宮城知事選>10月5日告示、22日投票 Archived 2017-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Hiroshima prefectural electoral commission: Schedule of the 2017 gubernatorial election Archived 2017-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Saitama city electoral commission, January 25 press release: さいたま市長選挙の選挙期日が決まりました Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Chiba city electoral commission: Election schedules
  14. ^ Sendai city electoral commission: Election schedules
  15. ^ Yokohama city electoral commission: 2017 mayoral election schedule Archived 2017-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ Sakai city electoral commission: 2017 mayoral and assembly by-election schedule Archived 2017-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ Okayama city electoral commission: Election schedules
  18. ^ Kawasaki city electoral commission: 2017 mayoral and assembly by-election schedule Archived 2017-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ Kōbe Shimbun, July 5, 2017: 神戸市長選日程決まる 10月22日投開票
  20. ^ Katsushika "city" electoral commission: Elections Archived 2017-11-09 at the Wayback Machine

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