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List of events
Events in the year 2007 in Japan .
Incumbents
Emperor –
Akihito
[1]
Prime Minister –
Shinzō Abe (
Liberal Democratic Party –Yamaguchi) until September 26,
Yasuo Fukuda (
Liberal Democratic Party –Gunma)
Chief Cabinet Secretary :
Yasuhisa Shiozaki (L–Ehime) to August 27,
Kaoru Yosano (L–Tokyo) to September 26,
Nobutaka Machimura (L–Hokkaidō)
Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court :
Nirō Shimada
President of the
House of Representatives :
Yōhei Kōno (L–Kanagawa)
President of the
House of Councillors :
Chikage Ōgi (L–proportional) until July 28,
Satsuki Eda (
D –Okayama)
Diet sessions: 166th (regular, January 25 to July 5), 167th (extraordinary, August 7 to August 10), 168th (extraordinary, September 10 to 2008, January 15)
Governors
Events
The launch of
SELENE , 14 September 2007
January
January 23 – A rare eel-like creature identified as a
frilled shark is discovered in
Japan by fishermen.
[2]
February
February 20 – A power outage strikes the central area of
Nagoya .
February 26 – A 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off the southern coast of
Japan 's
Ryukyu Island .
[3]
March
April
April 1 –
Niigata and
Hamamatsu become
cities designated by government ordinance .
April 8 – Voters go to the polls in
Japan for the first phase of the
unified local elections including 13 gubernatorial elections, 44 prefectural assembly elections and 4 mayoral races in major cities.
[6]
April 10 – The
government of Japan extends
economic sanctions against the
North Korean government by an additional six months, citing a lack of progress in resolving
kidnapping cases of
Japanese citizens.
[7]
April 16 – The
United States ,
Japan and
India carry out a joint
naval exercise in the
Pacific Ocean in an attempt to increase strategic cooperation.
April 17 –
Iccho Ito , the mayor of
Nagasaki ,
Japan , is shot at least twice outside his re-election campaign headquarters. The assassin,
Tetsuya Shiroo , is alleged to be a senior member of a local gang affiliated to the
Yamaguchi-gumi
crime syndicate .
[8] Itoh was taken to the
Nagasaki University Hospital, where he died early the next morning due to loss of blood.
April 22 – In the second phase of the unified local elections, hundreds of municipal elections and two by-elections for the national Diet are held.
April 25 –
Japanese police raid the offices of a
pro-North Korean group in relation to the alleged
kidnapping of two children in the 1970s.
[9]
May
June
June 1 – Archaeologists discover a 2,100-year-old melon in
Shiga Prefecture .
[13]
June 21 – Japan changes the name of
Iwo Jima to its original name,
Iwo To , to reflect the wishes of its original inhabitants.
[14]
July
August
September
November
December
December 19 – A 32-year-old police sergeant shoots himself inside a
kōban in front of
Tokyo Station .
Births
Deaths
January 5 –
Momofuku Ando , inventor of
Instant noodles and
Cup Noodles , founder of
Nissin Foods
January 8 –
Iwao Takamoto , animator
April 18 –
Iccho Itoh , mayor of
Nagasaki
May 3 –
Knock Yokoyama , comedian and politician
May 27 –
Izumi Sakai , singer
May 28 –
Toshikatsu Matsuoka , politician
June 28 –
Kiichi Miyazawa , 78th
Prime Minister
July 18 –
Kenji Miyamoto , politician
[24]
August 28 –
Miyoshi Umeki , actress
September 7 –
Kenji Nagai , journalist (b.
1957 )
[25]
October 7 –
Norifumi Abe , motorcycle road racer
October 12 –
Kurokawa Kisho , architect
November 13 –
Kazuhisa Inao , baseball player
See also
References
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"Akihito | Biography, Reign, & Facts" . Encyclopedia Britannica . Retrieved 27 March 2019 .
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"Rare shark captured on film" . CNN. January 24, 2007. Archived from
the original on January 26, 2007.
^ Winter, Michael (February 26, 2010).
"7.0 quake hits off Okinawa; tsunami warnings canceled" . USA Today .
Archived from the original on February 26, 2010.
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"1 dead, 162 injured in Japan quake" . China Daily . March 25, 2007.
^
Tabuchi, Hiroko (March 26, 2007).
"Japan Apologizes to WWII Sex Slaves" . The Washington Post .
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"Tokyo's governor wins third term" . BBC. April 9, 2007.
^ Ueno, Kiyori; Yamamura, Keiichi.
"Japan Extends Sanctions on North Korea for Six Months" . Bloomberg. Archived from
the original on September 30, 2007.
^ Nishiyama, George (April 17, 2007).
"Mayor of Japanese city dies after being shot" . Reuters .
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"Japan raid on pro-Pyongyang group" . BBC. April 25, 2007.
^ Martin, Craig (May 2, 2007).
"The Case Against Revising Interpretations of the Japanese Constitution" . The Asia-Pacific Journal . 5 (5). Japan Focus: 1. Retrieved May 5, 2016 .
^ Medel, Monica (May 29, 2007).
"Japan's Mori wins troubled Miss Universe contest" . Reuters .
^ Kyodo News (May 29, 2007).
"Political circles shocked by suicide" . The Japan Times . Retrieved 13 June 2015 .
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"2,100-year-old melon dug up" . The Japan Times . 4 June 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2014 .
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"Japan renames island of Iwo Jima" . BBC. June 21, 2007.
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"Japan minister quits over gaffe" . BBC. July 3, 2007.
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"Japan swears in new defense minister" . Market Watch. July 4, 2007.
^ McLeod, Shane (July 31, 2007).
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^
"World Champs day one as it happened" . BBC. August 25, 2007.
^
"Japan launches first lunar probe" . BBC. September 14, 2007.
^ Onishi, Norimitsu (September 23, 2007).
"Moderate Is Chosen as Japan's Next Prime Minister" . The New York Times .
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"Japanese whalers hunt humpbacks" . BBC. November 18, 2007.
^ Talmadge, Eric (November 27, 2007).
"China Warship Makes 1st Visit to Japan" . Associated Press. Archived from
the original on December 11, 2007.
^
"Skateboarding NISHIYA Momiji - Tokyo 2020 Olympics" . Olympics.com . Archived from
the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021 .
^ Martin, Douglas (2007-07-20).
"Kenji Miyamoto, 98, Leader of Japan's Communist Party, Dies" .
The New York Times . Retrieved 2007-08-06 .
^
"Japanese journalist first foreign victim of Myanmar clashes" .
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