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Events in the year 2013 in Japan .
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For an overview of anime, see 2013 in anime. For Japanese films first released this year, see the list of Japanese films of 2013. For an overview of manga, see 2013 in manga. For an overview of music, see 2013 in Japanese music. For an overview of television, see 2013 in Japanese television. For the Japanese television dramas that debuted this year, see 2013 Japanese television dramas
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In athletics, the 2013 Tokyo Marathon was won by Dennis Kimetto (men) and Aberu Kebede (women).
For an overview of association football, see 2013 in Japanese football. For the national team, see Japan national football team in 2013.
In curling, Japan hosted the 2013 Pacific-Asia Junior Curling Championships, won by China (men) and Japan (women).
In figure skating, Japan hosted the 2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, won by Kevin Reynolds (men's singles), Mao Asada (ladies' singles), Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford (pair skating) and Meryl Davis and Charlie White (ice dancing). It will also host the 2013 ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating.
In motorsport, see 2013 All-Japan Formula Three season, 2013 Super Formula season and 2013 Super GT season.
In rugby union, the 2012–13 Top League was won by Suntory Sungoliath. In the 2013 Japan Sevens, South Africa won the Cup. See also the 49th Japan National University Rugby Championship
In tennis, the 2013 All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships was won by John Millman (singles) and Purav Raja and Divij Sharan (doubles).
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Yukishige Okubo is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a fmember of the House of Councillors in the Diet. A native of Isahaya, Nagasaki and graduate of Nagasaki University, he had served in the assembly of Nagasaki Prefecture since 2003. After running unsuccessfully for the House of Representatives in 2005, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007.
Events in the year 2009 in Japan.
Yamaguchi's 2nd district was a constituency of the House of Representatives in the Imperial Diet of Japan. Between 1928 and 1942 it elected five representatives by single non-transferable vote (SNTV). It consisted of Yamaguchi Prefecture's Ōshima, Kuga, Kumage, Tsuno, Saba, and Yoshiki districts.
Events in the year 2010 in Japan.
This article lists events in 2011 in Japan.
Events in the year 2012 in Japan.
Yamaguchi 4th district is a single-member electoral district for the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. It is located in Western Yamaguchi and consists of the cities of Shimonoseki and Nagato. The seat was held by former Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe until his assassination in July 2022. As of September 2011, 266,456 voters were registered in the district, giving its voters well above average vote weight. Unlike many prefectures where the capital is also the most populous city, Yamaguchi's major city is Shimonoseki, located at the western tip of Honshū and adjacent to Kyushu island's Fukuoka-Kitakyūshū metropolitan area which lies just south across the Kanmon Straits.
The 2012 Tokyo gubernatorial election took place on December 16, 2012, which was held on the same day as the general election.
Yamaguchi 1st district is a single-member electoral district for the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. It is located in Yamaguchi and covers the prefectural capital Yamaguchi, parts of the city of Shūnan and the city of Hōfu. As of September 2012, 359,151 eligible voters were resident in the district.
Events in the year 2014 in Japan.
Kagoshima 2nd district is a single-member electoral district of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the National Diet of Japan. The district covers two different parts of Kagoshima Prefecture. On the main island of Kyushu, it covers most of the Satsuma Peninsula; this includes the cities of Makurazaki, Ibusuki, Minamisatsuma, and Minamikyūshū, as well as the former municipalities Taniyama City and Kiire Town, which are now a part of the capital Kagoshima City. The district also includes Ōshima Subprefecture, which covers the Amami Islands more than 300 kilometres to the south, which includes the city of Amami. In 2021 the district had 337,660 eligible voters.
The first stage of the 18th unified local elections in Japan took place on April 12, 2015. The Liberal Democratic Party under leadership of Shinzo Abe was the overall victor, winning many races including all ten gubernatorial races and 1,153 of the 2,284 assembly seats at stake. Further elections for municipal mayors and assemblies took place on April 26.
The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Japan.
The Ishikawa at-large district is a constituency that represents Ishikawa Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. It has two Councillors in the 242-member house.
The 2016 Tokyo gubernatorial election took place on 31 July 2016 to elect the successor to Governor Yoichi Masuzoe, who submitted his resignation to the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on 15 June 2016. By-elections in four of Tokyo's cities were held on the same day to fill vacancies in the Assembly.
The following is an overview of the year 2017 in Japan.
A gubernatorial election was held on 4 February 2018 to elect the next governor of the Nagasaki Prefecture. Incumbent Governor Hōdō Nakamura ran for a third consecutive term, challenged by Toshihiko Haraguchi from the Japanese Communist Party.
A gubernatorial election was held on 7 April 2019 to elect the next governor of Shimane.
The 2021 Hiroshima gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on 14 November 2021.
Events in the year 2024 in Japan.