2006 in Japan

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Events in the year 2006 in Japan.

Incumbents[]

  • Emperor: Akihito[1]
  • 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 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)

Governors[]

Events[]

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.
  • May 23 – Japanese foreign minister Taro Aso visits Qatar to meet with Chinese and South Korean diplomats.[2][3]

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.
Nintendo's Wii
  • 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.[4]

Births[]

  • September 6: Prince Hisahito of Akishino[5]

Deaths[]

  • January 3: Shiro Azuma, soldier
  • April 29: Yoichi Numata, actor
  • May 1: Kikuo Takano, poet and mathematician
  • May 6: Shigeru Kayano, Ainu activist (b. 1926)
  • 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, prime minister (born 1937)[6]
  • 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 tarento
  • December 17: Kyōko Kishida, actress
  • December 20: Yukio Aoshima, politician
  • December 25: Hiroaki Hidaka

See also[]

Statistics[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ McCurry, Justin (1 December 2017). "Akihito to become first Japanese emperor to abdicate in 200 years". the Guardian. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ^ "English News at 6:00 (JST), May 23". English News. May 23, 2006. NHK World Radio Japan. Archived from the original on 2006-05-22. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  3. ^ "Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Attend the Fifth Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) Ministerial Meeting" (Press release). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. May 19, 2006. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  4. ^ Haghirian, Parissa; Gagnon, Philippe (2011). Case Studies in Japanese Management. World Scientific Publishing Company. p. 156. ISBN 9789813108158.
  5. ^ Shillony, Ben-Ami (2008). The Emperors of Modern Japan. BRILL. p. 313. ISBN 978-9004168220.
  6. ^ "Ryutaro Hashimoto". The Independent. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
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