2019 in Japan
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Events in the year 2019 in Japan.
Incumbents
- Emperor: Akihito (until 30 April),[1] Naruhito (since 1 May)
- Prime Minister: Shinzō Abe
Events
- 2019 Japanese imperial transition
- 1 January: It was announced that the new era name (元号, gengō) for the period following Heisei will be released on April 1st.[2]
- 8 January: Heisei era's 30th anniversary for the Emperor Shōwa.
- 24 February: Jubilee celebrations at the National Theatre of Japan and the 30th anniversary of the death and funeral of Hirohito.
- 1 April: It was announced that Reiwa (令和) is the new era for the future Emperor Naruhito, and is expected to used from May 1st 2019 onward.[3]
- 2 April: Two Japan Self-Defence officers are dispatched to a multinational peacekeeping force in Sinai, Egypt.[4]
- 26 April: Four Japanese films in competition entered the 2019 Cannes Film Festival: Cheer Boys!! by Hiroki Kazama, Kakegurui by Tsutomu Hanabusa, Kingdom by Shinsuke Sato, and Hikinige: Leaving the Scene by Yutaka Mizutani.
- 26 May: U.S. President Donald Trump, during an official state visit to Japan, is the first foreign leader to meet with emperor Naruhito.[5]
- 26 May: According to the official report of the Japan Meteorological Agency, a temperature of 39.5 °C (103.1 °F) was observed in Saroma, Hokkaido, the highest temperature in May in Japan and Hokkaido. The temperature was unseasonably warm, where temperatures of 33 to 38 °C (91 to 100 °F) are usually reached.[better source needed]
- 28 May: According to an official report by the Japan National Police Agency , a stabbing occurred leaving 2 people dead with 18 injured, ending with the 51 year-old perpetrator committing suicide. The killer attacked bystanders, including elementary school students, waiting for bus near Noborito Station, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture.[better source needed]
- 1 June: According to a report authored by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan, an accident occurred involving 5-car passenger train running in reverse and colliding with a stopped car in Shin-Sugita Station, Kanagawa Prefecture on the Yokohama Seaside Passenger Line leaving 14 people wounded.[6][better source needed]
- 18 June: 2019 Yamagata earthquake, left 33 people injured. The earthquake, measuring 6.5 on the Richer Scale hit offshore of Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture.[better source needed]
- 19 June: According to Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism of Japan , a ten car rapid express commuter train derailed in a collision with a car in Odakyu Line, Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, resulting in three people injured.[better source needed]
- 20 June: A textile factory fire occurred in Eiheiji, Fukui Prefecture, leaving four people dead, and another four injured.[better source needed]
- 18 July: Kyoto Animation arson attack, the Kyoto Animation's first studio is set ablaze, with 33 people known to be dead.
Arts and entertainment
- 2019 in anime
- 2019 in Japanese music
- 2019 in Japanese television
- List of 2019 box office number-one films in Japan
- List of Japanese films of 2019
Sports
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Deaths
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January
- 12 January – Etsuko Ichihara, actress (b. 1936)
- 30 January – Shigeichi Nagano, photographer (b. 1925)
February
- 1 February – Kinryū Arimoto, voice actor (b. 1940)
- 9 February – Junya Sato, film director (b. 1932)
- 10 February – Kōji Kitao, sumo wrestler (b. 1963)
- 24 February – Donald Keene, scholar (b. 1922)
March
- 17 March – Yuya Uchida, singer (b. 1939)
- 26 March – Kenichi Hagiwara, actor (b. 1950)
- 28 March – Fuyumi Shiraishi, voice actress (b. 1936)
April
- 11 April – Monkey Punch, manga artist (b. 1937)
- 16 April – Kiyoshi Kawakubo, voice actor (b. 1929)
May
- 12 May – Machiko Kyō, actress (b. 1924)[7]
- 20 May – Yasuo Furuhata, film director (b. 1934)
June
- 3 June – Atsushi Aoki, Japanese professional wrestler (b. 1977)[8]
- 6 June – Seiko Tanabe, author (b. 1928)
- 10 June – Yuzuru Fujimoto, voice actor (b. 1935)
- 26 June – Tadao Takashima, actor (b. 1930)
July
- 9 July – Johnny Kitagawa, businessman (b. 1931)
References
- ^ "Akihito | Biography, Reign, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "新元号4月1日公表へ 政府方針". nikkei.com (in Japanese). The Nikkei. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^ "'Reiwa' is Japan's New Imperial Era". Japan Forward. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Kyodo, Jiji. "Japan approves plan to send SDF officers to Sinai, on first non-U.N. peacekeeping mission". japantimes.co.jp. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "The Latest: Trump to meet Japan's emperor, talk with Abe". Associated Press. 26 May 2019.
- ^ [1] (Japanese language edition) Retributed date on 23 June 2019
- ^ Machiko Kyo, internationally acclaimed Japanese actress, dies at 95
- ^ "All Japan Pro Wrestling Star Atsushi Aoki Passes Away After Motorcycle Accident". Wrestlezone. June 3, 2019.