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Events in the year 2012 in Japan .

The year 2012 corresponded to the year Heisei 24 (平成24年) in the Japanese calendar. It means the Year of dragon when the 12th day is done it beings the Year of the rat.

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Tokyo Skytree, which opened in March 2012 Tokyo Sky Tree 2012.JPG
Tokyo Skytree, which opened in March 2012

The Nobel Prize

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Electoral calendar

Administrative mergers and status changes

Television

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January

February

March

May

July

September

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  7. The Japan Times, January 14: Noda hoping latest reshuffle bucks trend of dismal failures. Always a gamble, shakeups in last six years have mostly backfired
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  18. ja:福山ホテル火災
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  30. The Japan Times, October 2, 2012: Noda shakes up Cabinet third time. Latest lineup includes Tanaka for education, Maehara for policy
  31. The Japan Times, October 19, 2012: Tanaka's exit likely as scandal outcry grows. Justice minister enters hospital after ducking Diet summons
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