2021 in Japan
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Events in the year 2021 in Japan.
Contents
Incumbents
- Emperor: Naruhito
- Prime Minister: Yoshihide Suga
- Chief Cabinet Secretary: Katsunobu Katō
- Chief Justice of Japan: Naoto Ōtani
- Speaker of the House of Representatives: Tadamori Ōshima
- President of the House of Councillors: Akiko Santō
Ongoing events
Events by month
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January
- January 1 – Emperor Naruhito and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga delivered 2021 New Year's message to bring the COVID-19 under control and pledged to host the postponed 2020 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3][4]
- January 2
- The governors of Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures considered to declare another state of emergency over COVID-19 resurgence, Economic Revitalization Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura who in charge of COVID-19 response.[5][6]
- The world's oldest person, Kane Tanaka celebrated her 118th birthday in southwestern Japan on Saturday.[7][8]
- January 4
- The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo was off 0.4% at 27,344.87 after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced the government is considering declaring a state of emergency for Tokyo and three surrounding prefectures due to surging virus caseloads.[9][10]
- The government considered declaring a nationwide state of emergency over COVID-19 resurgence, the countdown clock for the postponed Tokyo Olympics hit 200 days to go.[11][12]
- January 5
- Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to declare another state of emergency in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures as the COVID-19 resurgence on Thursday, while the government reported more than 4,900 cases.[13][14][15]
- New car sales in Japan slumped 11.5% in 2020 from a year earlier amid the pandemic, marking the largest fall in nine years, data from industry bodies showed Tuesday. While tuna gone cut price ¥20 million at Tokyo's Toyosu Market during New Year auction.[16][17][18][19]
- The Constitutional Democrats, Social Democrats, and the Communists prepared to form a pacifist coalition, despite to the anti-Suga Cabinet protests and riots. After the Japanese government warned about a new national lockdown in the European Union and the United Kingdom.[20][21][22]
- January 7 to March
- According to a report released by the Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (総務省消防庁), heavy snow and storms associated with a developed low pressure system and a strong winter-type pressure system occurred mainly in northern Japan, official confirmed report, 110 persons were human fatalities and 1,705 persons were wounded.[citation needed]
February
- February 13 - 2021 Fukushima earthquake
March
- March 11 – The 10th anniversary of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.
- March 20 - March 2021 Miyagi earthquake
- March 25 – The 2020 Summer Olympics torch relay restarted in Fukushima Prefecture.
April
- April 13 – The decision of dumping radioactive water of the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean over a course of 30 years finally obtain the approval of the Japanese cabinet. (BBC)
- April 19 – Rockfish in Fukushima is banned from export after detecting caesium over legal limit, likely caused by the discharge of radioactive water of the Fukushima Nuclear Plant. This is the first ban since the lifting of ban on all Fukushima fish in February 2020.[23][24]
May
- May 1 – A F2 scale tormado hit and many houses, building, utility polls and tea plantation were damaged in Makinohara, Shizuoka Prefecture, according to local government official confirmed report, three persons were light injures and 102 houses and buildings were damaged.[citation needed]
- May 27 – According to Japan Coast Guard official confirmed report, a chemical tanker Ulsan Pioneer and cargo ship Byakko (白虎) were collision in Kurushima strait, Seto Island Sea, Ehime Prefecture, nine persons were resqued, three persons were human fatalities.[citation needed]
June
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July
- July 3 - 2021 Atami landslide
Predicted and scheduled events
July
- July 23 – The 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Japan National Stadium.
August
- August 12 – The 2020 Summer Paralympics torch relay is scheduled to start the nationwide relay.
- August 24 – The 2020 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Japan National Stadium.
September
October
- The 2021 Japanese general election is scheduled to take place.
Arts and entertainment
- 2021 in anime
- 2021 in Japanese music
- 2021 in Japanese television
- List of 2021 box office number-one films in Japan
- List of Japanese films of 2021
Deaths
January
- January 1 – Seizō Fukumoto, actor (b. 1943)[25][26]
- January 29 – Tochinoumi Teruyoshi, sumo wrestler (b. 1938)
February
- February 8 – Shūichirō Moriyama, actor (b. 1934)
- February 17 – Tetsurō Sagawa, actor (b. 1937)
- February 25 – Masako Sugaya, voice actress (b. 1937)
March
- March 1 – Kirinji Kazuharu, sumo wrestler (b. 1953)
- March 15 – Yasuo Ōtsuka, animator (b. 1931)
- March 24
- Toshihiko Koga, judoka (b. 1967)
- Kunie Tanaka, actor (b. 1932)
April
- April 1 – Isamu Akasaki, engineer (b. 1929)
- April 3 – Masakazu Tamura, actor (b. 1943)
- April 4 – Sugako Hashida, screen writer (b. 1925)
- April 11 – Daisuke Ryu, actor (b. 1957)
- April 17 – Osamu Kobayashi, illustrator (b. 1964)
- April 24 – Shunsuke Kikuchi, composer (b. 1931)
- April 25 – Toshiro Kandagawa, chef (b. 1939)
- April 30 – Takashi Tachibana, journalist (b. 1940)
May
- May 30 – Asei Kobayashi, composer (b. 1932)
June
- June 18 – Takeshi Terauchi, guitarist (b. 1939)
- June 21 – Nobuo Hara, jazz saxophonist (b. 1926)
- June 30 – Yasunori Oshima, baseball player (b. 1950)
July
- July 2 – Kōbō Kenichi, sumo wrestler (b. 1973)
See also
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References
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