2024 in Japan

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Events in the year 2024 in Japan.

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January[edit]

February[edit]

  • February 5 – Ukrainian-born Karolina Shiino who was the winner of 2024 Miss Nippon Grand Prix beauty pageant relinquishes her crown after news emerges of her having an affair with a married man.[20][21]
  • February 27 – Sony announces it will cut 900 jobs across its global workforce and proposes the closure of London Studio as part of the restructuring.[22]

March[edit]

April[edit]

Sports[edit]

Deaths[edit]

Kishin Shinoyama
Seiji Ozawa
Yoko Yamamoto
Akira Toriyama

January[edit]

February[edit]

March[edit]

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References[edit]

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  3. ^ "M 7.5 - 42 km NE of Anamizu, Japan". United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2024. Archived from the original on January 1, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Reiwa 6-nen Notohantō jishin ni yoru higai-tō no jōkyō ni tsuite (kiki kanri kansatsu-shitsu)" 令和6年能登半島地震による被害等の状況について(危機管理監室) [Regarding the status of damage caused by the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake (Crisis Management Office)] (PDF) (in Japanese). Crisis Management Office, Ishikawa Prefecture. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "Japan Airlines plane fire: Five dead on coastguard plane after crash with jet on Haneda Airport runway". BBC News. January 2, 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
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  8. ^ "Prosecutors indict several LDP faction members over funds scandal". Kyodo News+. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  9. ^ "Biggest faction in Japan's ruling party decides to disband: lawmaker". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
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  17. ^ "Man believed to be long-time fugitive Satoshi Kirishima detained in Japan: reports". The Japan Times. January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  18. ^ "桐島聡容疑者を名乗る男が死亡 末期がんで入院中". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  19. ^ "Satoshi Kirishima: DNA test confirms dying man was one of Japan's most wanted". February 27, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  20. ^ "Ukraine-born Miss Japan winner relinquishes crown following affair".
  21. ^ "Ukrainian-born Miss Japan Karolina Shiino Gives up Crown". February 6, 2024.
  22. ^ "PlayStation's Sony to cut 900 jobs amid brutal year for video game industry layoffs". NBC News. February 27, 2024. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
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  32. ^ "Ex-lawmaker GaaSyy given suspended sentence for online intimidation". NHK. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
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  34. ^ "One of two missing crew members of capsized South Korean tanker found". NHK. March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  35. ^ "Japan to sell fighter jets in latest break from post-war pacifist ideals". BBC. March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  36. ^ "North Korea rules out any meetings with Japan". Reuters. March 29, 2024.
  37. ^ "Japanese authorities raid a factory making health supplements linked to 5 deaths". Associated Press. March 30, 2024.
  38. ^ "Japan's imperial family latest royals to join Instagram". BBC. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  39. ^ "Shizuoka governor to resign after gaffe insulting vegetable sellers". Kyodo News. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
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