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2006 in Japan

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2006 in Japan

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Events in the year 2006 in Japan.

Contents

Incumbents

  • Emperor: Akihito
  • Prime Minister: Junichiro Koizumi (L–Kanagawa) to September 26 Shinzō Abe (L–Yamaguchi)
  • Chief Cabinet Secretary: Shinzō Abe (L–Yamaguchi) to September 26 Yasuhisa Shiozaki (L–Ehime)
  • Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Akira Machida to October 15 Nirō Shimada from October 16
  • President of the House of Representatives: Yōhei Kōno (L–Kanagawa)
  • President of the House of Councillors: Chikage Ōgi (L–proportional)
  • Diet sessions: 164th (regular, January 20 to June 18), 165th (extraordinary, September 26 to December 19)

    • January

  • January 16 - Tokyo prosecutors raid Livedoor for suspected violations of securities laws.
  • January 18 - Following the Livedoor raid, the Tokyo Stock Exchange is overloaded with sell orders and is forced to stop trading.
  • January 23 - Livedoor CEO Takafumi Horie and three other company officials are arrested and placed in detention.

    • February

  • February 1 - Transit operators in the Kansai region introduce the PiTaPa contactless fare card system.
  • February 6 - Construction Ministry officials cite Toyoko Inn for multiple violations of building codes and disability access laws.
  • February 23 - Figure skater Shizuka Arakawa wins a Gold medal in the Ladies' Singles at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

    • March

  • March 3–5 - Asian round of the World Baseball Classic is held at the Tokyo Dome.
  • March 4 - Softbank announces its intention to purchase the Japanese subsidiary of Vodafone.

    • April

  • April 7 - Ichirō Ozawa is elected president of the Democratic Party of Japan.
  • April 26 - Takahumi Horie is released from custody.
  • April 26 - Hidetsugu Aneha is arrested for his role in the Structural Calculation Forgery Problem.

    • May

  • May 1 - The new Corporations Act goes into effect, abolishing yugen kaisha and altering kabushiki kaisha.

    • June

  • June - Minato Ward 2006 elevator accident, a 16-year-old student killed in Minato, Tokyo
  • June 5 - Yoshiaki Murakami, manager of the Murakami Fund, is arrested for insider trading.
  • June 15 - A cross-party organization of 135 Diet members led by Taku Yamasaki proposes a secular replacement for Yasukuni Shrine.

    • July

  • July 14 - Bank of Japan abolishes the zero interest rate policy.
  • July 20 - A memorandum from an Imperial Household Agency official is published in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun showing that Emperor Hirohito refused to visit Yasukuni Shrine after Class A war criminals were added to its rolls.

    • August

  • August 9 - Beef imported from the United States goes on sale in Japan for the first time in months following a lengthy ban.
  • August 14 - A blackout occurs throughout Tokyo, Chiba and Saitama during the morning rush hour after a barge-mounted crane disrupts a high-voltage line.
  • August 15 - On the anniversary of the end of World War II, Koizumi makes his final visit to Yasukuni Shrine.
  • August 16 - A fishing boat is fired upon after crossing into Russian-claimed waters off the east coast of Hokkaidō.

    • September

  • September 22 - Junichiro Koizumi's term as president of the Liberal Democratic Party expires.

    • December

  • December 2 - Nintendo's Wii is released in Japan.

    • Births

  • September 6: Prince Hisahito of Akishino

    • Deaths

  • January 3: Shiro Azuma, soldier
  • April 29: Yoichi Numata, actor
  • May 1: Kikuo Takano, poet and mathematician
  • May 10: Raizo Matsuno, politician
  • May 16: Takahiro Tamura, actor
  • May 29: Masumi Okada, actor
  • June 1: Shokichi Iyanaga, mathematician
  • June 13: Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor and percussionist
  • June 17: Hiroaki Shukuzawa, rugby coach
  • July 1: Ryutaro Hashimoto, former prime minister
  • July 7: Reizō Nomoto, voice actor
  • August 6: Hirotaka Suzuoki, voice actor and actor
  • August 9: Chinatsu Mori, shot putter
  • September 13: Shokichi Natsui, judoka
  • September 17: Kazuyuki Sogabe, voice actor
  • September 25: Tetsurō Tamba, actor
  • October 1: Yoshihiro Yonezawa, manga critic and author
  • October 29: Reiko Mutō, voice actress
  • November 10: Taira Hara, manga artist and torento
  • December 17: Kyōko Kishida, actress
  • December 20: Yukio Aoshima, politician
  • December 25: Hiroaki Hidaka

    • Statistics

  • Wealthiest person in Japan: Masayoshi Son (net worth 7 billion USD)

    • References

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