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The October incident (十月事件, Jūgatsu Jiken), also known as the Imperial Colors incident (錦旗革命事件, Kinki Kakumei Jiken), was an abortive coup d'état attempt in the Empire of Japan on 21 October 1931, launched by the Sakurakai secret society within the Imperial Japanese Army, aided by civilian ultranationalist groups.
19 October – A man is arrested after throwing incendiary devices at the headquarters of the Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo and ramming his vehicle into a fence outside the Prime Minister's Office. [130] 27 October – 2024 Japanese general election: The LDP loses its parliamentary majority for the first time since 2009. [131]
October 25 – The Supreme Court of Japan rules that requiring sterilization as part of gender transitioning is unconstitutional, but sends back the gender-affirming surgery requirement to a lower court. [31] October 30 – Japan suspends the pilot experiment of its first fully autonomous self-driving car following a minor collision. [32]
On 21 October ("International Anti-War Day"), [5] the one-year anniversary of the March on the Pentagon, [7] rallies were held across Japan by multiple groups despite rules against holding them on that day. [7] The protesters wanted to show their disapproval of the Japanese government's support for the United States-led war in Vietnam. [1]
TOKYO (Reuters) -The make-up of Japan's future government was in flux on Monday after voters punished Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's scandal-tainted coalition in a weekend snap election, leaving ...
The world's oldest person, Kane Tanaka celebrated her 118th birthday in southwestern Japan on Saturday. [9] [10] January 4 The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo was off 0.4% at 27,344.87 after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced the government is considering declaring a state of emergency for Tokyo and three surrounding prefectures due to surging virus ...
The joint memorial service also drew criticism from opposition lawmakers over the hefty cost of the event. [272] October 18 – The approval rate for Prime Minister Yoshihide for Suga's Cabinet dropped 5.9% from last month to 60.5%, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday, as controversy over issues involving the Science Council of Japan, a ...
August 3: Kono Statement issued by Japanese government. August 6: Hosokawa Morihiro is elected as the Prime Minister of Japan. A non-Liberal Democratic Party coalition government composed of seven parties is formed. October 5: An accident on the Nankō Port Town Line, an automated people mover in Osaka, injures 215 people at Suminoekōen Station.