2017 in Japan

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The following is an overview of the year 2017 in Japan .

Contents

Incumbents

Governors

Events

January

March

April

May

June

July

A debris flow caused by heavy rain in Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture on 7 July 2017. Hakimasue Asakura City 20170707.png
A debris flow caused by heavy rain in Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture on 7 July 2017.

October

November

December

The Nobel Prize

Arts and entertainment

Sports

Deaths


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Shunichiro Okano
Jiro Taniguchi Jiro Taniguchi - Lucca Comics and Games 2011 - 2.jpg
Jiro Taniguchi
Seijun Suzuki Kinema-Junpo-1962-April-early-5.jpg
Seijun Suzuki
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Peggy Hayama
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Sadanoyama Shinmatsu
Kaoru Yosano Kaoru Yosano cropped 1 Timothy Geithner and Kaoru Yosano 20090424.jpg
Kaoru Yosano
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Yoko Nogiwa
Haruo Nakajima Haruo Nakajima 2013 (cropped).jpg
Haruo Nakajima
Atsutoshi Nishida Atsutoshi Nishida 20130124 1 (cropped).jpg
Atsutoshi Nishida

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Elections

National

Prefectural

Major municipal

Elections in the 20 designated major cities and the 23 special wards/"cities":

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Events in the year 2009 in Japan.

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Events in the year 2012 in Japan.

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References

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  10. Ibaraki prefectural electoral commission: Gubernatorial and assembly by-election 2017
  11. Kahoku Shimpō, June 21, 2017: <宮城知事選>10月5日告示、22日投票 Archived 2017-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
  12. Hiroshima prefectural electoral commission: Schedule of the 2017 gubernatorial election Archived 2017-07-30 at the Wayback Machine
  13. Saitama city electoral commission, January 25 press release: さいたま市長選挙の選挙期日が決まりました Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
  14. Chiba city electoral commission: Election schedules
  15. Sendai city electoral commission: Election schedules Archived 2017-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
  16. Yokohama city electoral commission: 2017 mayoral election schedule Archived 2017-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
  17. Sakai city electoral commission: 2017 mayoral and assembly by-election schedule Archived 2017-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
  18. Okayama city electoral commission: Election schedules Archived 2017-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
  19. Kawasaki city electoral commission: 2017 mayoral and assembly by-election schedule Archived 2017-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
  20. Kōbe Shimbun, July 5, 2017: 神戸市長選日程決まる 10月22日投開票
  21. Katsushika "city" electoral commission: Elections Archived 2017-11-09 at the Wayback Machine