Events in the year 2022 in Japan.

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Predicted and scheduled events

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January

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Snowy street in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, on January 21, 2022

February

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March

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Fukushima earthquake.

April

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June

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July

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August

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September

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Typhoon Nanmadol approaching Japan

October

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November

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December

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  • December 25 – According to Japan National Police Agency official confirmed report, a suspect has three murdered with hammer in Hannō, Saitama Prefecture, a suspicion has arrested on same day,[citation needed]
  • December 27 – According to Tokyo Fire Department official confirmed report, a fire and explosion occurred at a chemical factory and warehouse in Sumida, Tokyo, destroying 10 facilities and buildings, an employee has injures.[citation needed]
  • December 29 – Following China's recent decision to end its Zero-COVID strategy, Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Katsunobu Kato says the possibility of imposing travel restrictions on visitors from the Greater China is 'under the review'. The following day, Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has confirmed that passengers arriving in Japan from Greater China will have to provide a negative test before they board a flight.[citation needed]
  • December 31 – Japanese New Year has second returned since December 2021 after the first 20 months of COVID-19 pandemic in January 2020 and September 2021. However, a many Japanese people remain celebrated new year's eve after midnight.[citation needed]

Arts and entertainment

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Sports

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Deaths

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Shinzo Abe, former two-time Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 and 2007 and again from 2012 to 2020, was assassinated while he giving a speech at the upper election campaign in Nara, which had increased media scrutiny.

In the fourth year of Reiwa Memoriam despite Japanese demographic and aging crisis (and during the first 16-month-period of COVID-19 Omicron variant) in the country, among top 12 famous Japanese people who passed away peacefully due to illness and old age, including Toshiki Kaifu, Shintaro and Noriko Ishihara, Jun Kondō, Akira Takarada, Nobuyuki Idei, Yoko Shimada, Issey Miyake, Hanae Mori, Kazuo Inamori, Antonio Inoki, Ichiro Mizuki, and Chika Takami. While unfortunately, among top 5 famous Japanese people who died of tragic events, including Hiroyuki Watanabe and Ryuhei Ueshima both from suicides, Yu-Gi-Oh! creator Kazuki Takahashi from accidential drowning, former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from murder, and Kōji Nakamoto from traffic jam accident.

January

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February

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March

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April

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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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  1. ^ "Naruhito | Reign, History, & Family | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  2. ^ ja:東京大学前刺傷事件 (Japanese language edition) Retrieved on February 6, 2022.
  3. ^ ja:日向灘地震 (2022年) (Japanese language edition) Retrieved date on February 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Death toll from fire at Niigata rice cracker plant rises to 6 | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "A New Nuclear Debate in Japan". The Wall Street Journal. March 1, 2022. Archived from the original on March 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Will Ukraine invasion push Japan to go nuclear?". BBC. March 27, 2022. Archived from the original on March 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "New eruption at underwater Funka Asane vent near Kita-Ioto volcano, Japan". The Watchers. March 28, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "(Kyodo News)". Archived from the original on April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  9. ^ "Ten confirmed dead after tour boat with 26 goes missing off Hokkaido". The Japan Times. April 24, 2022. Archived from the original on April 24, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  10. ^ "4 residents die in early a.m. house fire in western Tokyo". The Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  11. ^ "Diet approves legislation to promote economic security". The Japan News. May 12, 2022. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  12. ^ Rich, Motoko (July 8, 2022). "Shinzo Abe, Japan's Longest-Serving Prime Minister, Dies at 67". The New York Times.
  13. ^ McCurry, Justin (July 8, 2022). "Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister, dies after being shot". The Guardian.
  14. ^ "Abe Shinzo | Biography & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
  15. ^ Sugiyama, Satoshi; Kim, Chang-Ran (July 8, 2022). "Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister, assassinated at a campaign stop". Reuters.
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