2012 in Japan

2012
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Japan

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Events in the year 2012 in Japan.

The year 2012 corresponded to the year Heisei 24 (平成24年) in the Japanese calendar. It means the Year of dragon when the 12th day is done it beings the Year of the rat.

Incumbents

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Governors

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Events

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Tokyo Skytree, which opened in March 2012

The Nobel Prize

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Predicted and scheduled events

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Electoral calendar

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  • December 26 – Designation election of the prime minister in the National Diet[38]

Administrative mergers and status changes

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Television

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Films

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Deaths

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January

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February

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March

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May

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July

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September

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Akihito | Biography, Reign, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. ^ House of Representatives: Diet sessions Archived 2012-08-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  3. ^ The Japan Times, January 2: New year begins with strong quake
  4. ^ Japan Meteorological Agency: Magnitude, depth and intensity report 2012/1/1 14.34 JST Archived 2012-01-03 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Nagakute town: 市制施行準備(平成24年1月4日「長久手市」誕生に向けて) Archived 2012-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ The Japan Times, January 14: New Noda Cabinet on tax push. Okada to be point man in quest to hike the sales levy
  7. ^ The Japan Times, January 14: Noda hoping latest reshuffle bucks trend of dismal failures. Always a gamble, shakeups in last six years have mostly backfired
  8. ^ The Japan Times, February 2: 51 deaths laid to blizzards; more snow forecast
  9. ^ The Japan Times, February 4: Record lows recorded at 38 locations. Well below zero from Kyushu to Hokkaido and more cold looms
  10. ^ "復興庁". www.reconstruction.go.jp.
  11. ^ The Japan Times, February 10: 11 months on, Reconstruction Agency makes official debut
  12. ^ Tokyo Sky Tree Completed Japan Times, Wednesday, February 29, 2012
  13. ^ Kyodo (March 2, 2012). "Cut-rate carrier Peach starts flights". The Japan Times. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  14. ^ Yomiuri Shimbun Kyūshū, December 24, 2011: 熊本知事選で民主も現職支持、事実上の与野党相乗り Archived 2012-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ Kumamoto prefectural electoral commission: Result Archived 2012-12-19 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ Yomiuri Shimbun, March 25, 2012: 熊本知事選、現職・蒲島氏が再選
  17. ^ ja:京都祇園軽ワゴン車暴走事故
  18. ^ ja:福山ホテル火災
  19. ^ The Japan Times, June 5: Noda replaces censured ministers. Five new members recruited in bid to get LDP to back sales tax hike
  20. ^ The Japan Times, June 11, 2012: Pro-governor bloc fails to gain majority in Okinawa election
  21. ^ Jiji Tsūshin, July 9: 現職伊藤氏が3選=反原発の新人破る-鹿児島知事選
  22. ^ The Japan Times, July 9: Kagoshima governor beats antinuclear challenger, secures third term
  23. ^ The Wall Street Journal, July 9: Japan Pro-Nuclear Official Wins Vote
  24. ^ "Killer Motel". videodetective.com. Video Detective LLC. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  25. ^ The Japan Times, July 31: Ex-bureaucrat wins Yamaguchi governor race
  26. ^ The Japan Times, September 20: New atomic regulator launches, vowing no more disasters
  27. ^ The Japan Times, September 21: DPJ re-elects Noda as chief despite rifts. Leader vows to rebuild feuding party, seek end to nuclear power
  28. ^ Kōmeitō: 党代表選挙を公告 9月22日の党大会で選出
  29. ^ The Wall Street Journal September 14, 2012 公明・山口代表が無投票3選=井上幹事長ら留任へ
  30. ^ The Japan Times, October 2, 2012: Noda shakes up Cabinet third time. Latest lineup includes Tanaka for education, Maehara for policy
  31. ^ The Japan Times, October 19, 2012: Tanaka's exit likely as scandal outcry grows. Justice minister enters hospital after ducking Diet summons
  32. ^ msn/Sankei News, October 22, 2012: 新潟知事選、泉田氏が3選 マック赤坂氏ら退ける Archived 2012-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
  33. ^ The Japan Times, October 22, 2012: Izumida clinches third term as Niigata governor
  34. ^ The Japan Times, October 30, 2012: Okayama elects ex-store boss; Toyama picks incumbent
  35. ^ The Japan Times, October 29, 2012: By-election a setback for Noda. LDP tipped to win race in Kagoshima
  36. ^ The Japan Times, November 18, 2012: Incumbent Fukuda easily wins Tochigi gubernatorial election
  37. ^ ja:笹子トンネル天井板落下事故
  38. ^ Yomiuri Shimbun, December 17, 2012: 安倍総裁、26日に首相指名…石破幹事長は続投
  39. ^ Kokudo Chiri Kyōkai/Japan Geographic Data Center: Scheduled municipal mergers
  40. ^ Shiraoka town: 市制に向けて Archived 2012-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
  41. ^ [1] (Japanese)
  42. ^ Matsutani, Minoru (30 March 2012). "Three hanged; executions are first since '10". The Japan Times. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  43. ^ The Japan Times, September 10: Japan minister Matsushita found dead at home in possible suicide: police
  44. ^ "Newly appointed Japanese ambassador to China dies: Kyodo". chinadaily.com. 16 September 2012.