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2023 in Japan

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Events in the year 2023 in Japan.

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January

February

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Mitsubishi SpaceJet complete withdraw announcement on February 7
  • February 3 – An Executive Secretary to the Prime Minister of Fumio Kishida, Masayoshi Arai [ja] says, "I would not want to live next to, or look at the homosexual. If same-sex marriage were legalized, some people would abandon their country".[10][11] He is fired the following day.
  • February 6 – Mitsubishi Aircraft announces they have completely withdrawn from the manufacture, sales, and development of the Mitsubishi SpaceJet.[12]

March

  • March 15 – YouTuber and former MP Yoshikazu Higashitani is expelled from the House of Councillors for never attending parliament.[13] An arrest warrant was requested for him the following day.[14]

April

May

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A damage at 2023 Ishikawa earthquake
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A members attend to general meeting on 2023 G7 Summit in Japan

June

July

  • July 4 – The UN's nuclear watchdog approves plans to release water from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean.[25]
  • 11 July – Floods and mudslides kill at least six people in southwestern Japan and injure nineteen more. Five others are reported missing.[26]
  • July 14 – An explosion occurs during the test of solid fuel Epsilon rocket at JAXA's Noshiro Testing Center in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture. No injuries are reported.[citation needed]
  • July 1516 – Heavy rain causes flooding, levee breaches, and landslides across Akita Prefecture, killing one person and injuring four others.[citation needed]

August

September

October

  • October 2 Entertainment giant Johnny & Associates changes its name to Smile-Up and spins off the talent agency as Starto.[30]

November

December

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Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, and record producer of Yellow Magic Orchestra, has died of cancer at 71.

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