2023 in Japan

2023
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Events in the year 2023 in Japan.

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Events

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January

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February

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Mitsubishi SpaceJet complete withdraw announcement on February 7

March

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

April

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May

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

June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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  • October 2 – An entertainment giant, Johnny & Associates official announcement, change name to Smile-Up, according to report.[29]

November

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December

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Arts and entertainment

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Sports

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Deaths

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

In the fifth year of Reiwa Memoriam despite Japanese demographics and the aging crisis in the country, among top 20 famous Japanese people who died peacefully due to illness and old age include Yukihiro Takahashi, Leiji Matsumoto, Shoichiro Toyoda, Maon Kurosaki, Ryuho Okawa, Kenzaburō Ōe, Chikage Oogi, Tomoko Naraoka, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Mikio Aoki, Sadao Nakajima, Nizo Yamamoto, Shinji Tanimura, Atsushi Sakurai, Heath of X Japan, Junko Ohashi, Hiroyuki Hosoda, Daisaku Ikeda, Terao Tsunefumi, and Aki Yashiro. Meanwhile, on July 12, 2023, Ryuchell, Japanese social media personality, model, singer, and activist, died by suicide at the age of 27.

January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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See also

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Country overviews

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References

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