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List of events
Events in the year 2008 in
Japan .
Incumbents
Governors
Events
A bridge which collapsed during the
2008 Iwate–Miyagi Nairiku earthquake
The Nobel Prize
Deaths
January 16:
Tamako Kataoka , painter
January 17:
Jinzō Toriumi , screenwriter
February 13:
Kon Ichikawa , film director
February 29:
Kenji Yanagiya , fighter ace of the Imperial Japanese Army
March 3:
Taichirō Hirokawa , voice actor and narrator
March 11:
Akemi Negishi , actress
April 2:
Momoko Ishii , author
June 6:
Saeko Himuro , novelist, essayist, and playwright
June 9:
Kan Mukai , film director, cinematographer, producer and screenwriter
June 17:
Tsutomu Miyazaki , serial killer
June 18:
Miyuki Kanbe , model and actress
June 27:
Daihachi Oguchi , drummer
August 2:
Fujio Akatsuka , manga artist
August 4:
Eri Kawai , singer
August 11:
Arase Nagahide , sumo wrestler
August 14:
Seiji Aochi , ski jumper
August 16:
Masanobu Fukuoka , microbiologist
October 10:
Kazuyoshi Miura , businessman
October 27:
Frank Nagai , singer
November 7:
Hidetaka Nishiyama , master of Shotokan karate
November 10:
Kiyoshi Itō , mathematician
December 5:
Shūichi Katō , critic
December 16:
Ai Iijima , media personality and AV idol
Undated:
Yoshinao Kodaira , officer and fighter ace
See also
References
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"Akihito | Biography, Reign, & Facts" . Encyclopedia Britannica . Retrieved 27 March 2019 .
^ Yoshida, Reiji (2008-01-31).
"10 sick after eating tainted 'gyoza' from China" . The Japan Times. Retrieved 2008-02-14 .
^ Shimizu, Kaho (2008-02-13).
"Okinawa rape case sparks resentment" . The Japan Times.
Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-13 .
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"Nishikori defeats Blake, captures first ATP title" . The Japan Times. 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-02-19 .
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"JCG hints destroyer was at fault in collision" . 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-02-27 .
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"MSDF refueling mission resumed" . The Japan Times. 2008-02-22. Retrieved 2008-02-22 .
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"Arrest warrant says Japanese businessman orchestrated wife's killing in Los Angeles" . International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2008-03-13 .
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"Top court dismisses nurse's protest over life sentence for murdering patient" . HDR Japan. 2008-03-12. Archived from
the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2008-03-21 .
^ McCurry, Justin (2008-06-10).
"Japan: Killer of seven gave online warning of Tokyo rampage" . The Guardian . London.
Archived from the original on 13 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-17 .
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Strong earthquake rattles Japan . Retrieved June 14, 2008.
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Japan hangs serial killer of young girls and 2 others . Retrieved June 17, 2008.
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"Fire kills 15 in Japanese video shop – CNN.com" .
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NHKニュース ロス疑惑 三浦元社長が自殺
Archived 2008-10-12 at the
Wayback Machine . Retrieved October 11, 2008.
^ MacFarquhar, Neil (October 17, 2008).
"3 Nations Win Security Council Seats" . The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.