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5 September – Belarus announces the arrest in July of a Japanese national on suspicion of spying on vital installations along the border with Ukraine on behalf of Japanese intelligence services. [108] 6 September - Prince Hisahito of Akishino, second in line to the Japanese throne (Emperor Naruhito's nephew), turns 18-years-old and come of ...
6.2 Related timelines for current period. 7 References. Toggle the table of contents. 2023 in Japan. ... Other events of 2023 History of Japan • Timeline • Years
An exceptional Santa Ana wind event reaching hurricane-force in some locations in southern California, United States, cause multiple power outages and wildfire outbreaks, including a rapidly-spreading >2,900 acre wildfire in Los Angeles County which causes several burn injuries and forces 30,000 people to evacuate.
Vietnam and Japan on Monday officially upgraded their relations to a "comprehensive strategic partnership" during a visit by Vietnamese president Vo Van Thuong to Tokyo. The move underlined ...
Tsunamis in the Sea of Japan have been observed to arrive faster than those along Japan's Pacific coast. [101] Tsunami modelling executed by the University of Tokyo and Building Research Institute of Japan computed the tsunami to be 3.6 m (12 ft) in Suzu; 3 m (9.8 ft) in Noto; 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) in Shika and 2 m (6 ft 7 in) in Jōetsu, Niigata.
Japan has a population of nearly 124 million as of 2024, making it the eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight ...
July 8 – Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead in the western city Nara, Kansai region. [12] [13] July 8 to September 30 – Japan declared the national mourning day of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated while he giving a speech at the House of Councillors election campaign in Nara.
Events in the year 2021 in Japan. The second year was largely defined by COVID-19 pandemic that caused the national economy to go into recession , and would continue until October 1, 2021 (when the fourth state of emergency ends).