January 22 – According to USGS report, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit near costal
Saiki, Oita, southeastern
Kyushu Island, followed by aftershocks. 13 people were wounded according to the Japan Fire and Disasters Management Agency.[3]
February
February 4 to 20 – Japanese athletes compete in the
2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
February 27 – Former prime minister
Shinzo Abe proposed that Japan should consider a
nuclear sharing arrangement with the US similar to
NATO.[5] This includes housing American nuclear weapons on Japanese soil for deterrence.[5] This plan comes in the wake of the
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[5][6]
June 19 – According to USGS official confirmed report, a Richer scale 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit on
Noto Peninsula,
Ishikawa Prefecture, total seven persons were wounded, according to
JFDMA official confirmed report.[citation needed]
June 25 – According to
Japan Meteorological Agency official confirmed report, a Celsius 40.2 degrees (Fahrenheit 104.36 degrees) high temperature record hit in
Isesaki,
Gunma Prefecture, as highest temperature record on June in Japan, since first observation record of JMA, since 1872, as same place another Celsius 40.0 (Fahrenheit 104.0 degrees) recorded observed on June 29.[citation needed]
July 8 to September 30 – Japan declared the
national mourning day of former Japanese Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated while he giving a speech at the House of Councillors election campaign in Nara.
July 11 – Following Shinzo Abe's assassination, Japanese government discussed that Unification Church leader Tomihiro Tanaka has confirmed
Tetsuya Yamagami's mother was a member of the religious group (Also known as the
Unification Church (
Shukyo nisei)). Because Shinzo Abe had alleged ties to the
Unification Church, which go back generations including his father,
Shintaro Abe, his mother
Yoko Abe, and his maternal grandparents,
Nobusuke and Yoshiko Kishi. At the end of
World War II, his maternal grandfather was jailed as a suspected war criminal.
July 12 – Former Japanese Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe was
cremated at Kirigaya Funeral Hall in Tokyo.
July 25 – According to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare reports, Japan has confirmed the first case of
monkeypox outbreak in Tokyo, but Japanese public health experts are said it is unlikely to cause a new surge.[citation needed]
August
August 10 – Japanese Prime Minister
Fumio Kishida announced the
reshuffled his second cabinet.
August 13 – Tropical Thunderstorm Meari hits Shizuoka.
September 17–20 –
Typhoon Nanmadol, a heavy massive precipitation and landslide hit in southern
Kyushu Island and other western Japan, total four persons were death and 147 persons injures, according to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency official confirmed report.[citation needed]
September 23–24
Typhoon Talas, a torrential massive heavy rain, landslide,
flash flood hit, two transmission towers collapse hit in
Shizuoka Prefecture, total three persons were human fatalities, six persons wounded, according to JFDMA official confirmed report.[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]