2014 in Japan

2014
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See also: Other events of 2014
List of years in Japan

Events in the year 2014 in Japan.

Incumbents

Events

Electoral calendar

Additional early elections may be caused by resignations, deaths, recalls, no-confidence votes, etc.

Other Events

Popular culture

Arts and entertainment

For events in anime, see 2014 in anime. For events in music, see 2014 in Japanese music. For events in television, see 2014 in Japanese television. For Japanese films released this year, see List of Japanese films of 2014 and for films that reached number-one at the Japanese box office, see List of 2014 box office number-one films in Japan.

Sports

For the Japanese participation in the 2014 Winter Olympics, see Japan at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Deaths

References

  1. House of Representatives (Japanese): Presidents and Vice Presidents
  2. House of Representatives (Japanese): National Diet Sessions
  3. Nagasaki Prefectural electoral commisison: Gubernatorial election schedule
  4. Tokyo Metropolitan electoral commission: gubernatorial election schedule
  5. Yamaguchi Prefectural electoral commission: gubernatorial election and assembly by-election schedule
  6. Ishikawa Prefectural electoral commission
  7. Jiji Press, December 9, 2013: 来年4月6日投開票=京都知事選
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 National Governors Association: List of governors
  9. Ibaraki Prefectural electoral commission
  10. Nakano City electoral commission: Mayoral election schedule
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 Tokyo Metropolitan electoral commission: Mandate expiry dates for mayors and assemblies of all municipalities in Tokyo
  12. Niigata Prefectural electoral commission: Mandate expiry dates for mayors and assemblies of all municipalities in Niigata
  13. Kumamoto Prefectural electoral commission: Mandate expiry dates for mayors and assemblies of all municipalities in Kumamoto
  14. Fukuoka City electoral commission: Elections in Fukuoka City
  15. 山下徳夫・元運輸相が死去 (Japanese)
  16. 東伏見慈洽さん死去 天皇陛下の叔父 (Japanese)
  17. 訃報:三井葉子さん78歳=詩人 (Japanese)
  18. やしきたかじんさん死去…食道がんで休養中 (Japanese)
  19. Tokyo University Professor qnd Anime/Media Expert Yasuki Hamano Passes Away
  20. Japanese boxer dies after debut
  21. Actress Awaji dies
  22. 元衆院議員の田中恒利さん死去 旧社会党 (Japanese)
  23. 訃報:吉野弘さん87歳=詩人 (Japanese)
  24. Musi Scene Loses a Legend After Plastics Member Mashide Sakuma Dies
  25. 俳優の高橋昌也さんが死去 スポーツ報知 2014年1月22日閲覧 (Japanese)
  26. Mullen, Jethro and Yoko Wakatsuk (17 January 2014). "Hiroo Onoda, Japanese soldier who long refused to surrender, dies at 91". CNN. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  27. McCurry, Justin (17 January 2014). "Hiroo Onoda: Japanese soldier who took three decades to surrender, dies". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  28. 山口組元幹部 岸本才三元組長が死亡 (Japanese)
  29. Anime News Network: Transformers Voice Actor Seizō Katō Passes Away
  30. Obituary: Takao Iwami, special advisor to The Mainichi Newspapers, dies at 78
  31. 石渡清元氏死去 (元自民党参院議員) (Japanese)
  32. Katsuyo Kobayashi, 1937-2014
  33. Anime News Network: Bleach Genryusai Voice Actor Masaaki Tsukuda Passes Away
  34. Anime News Network: Ranma's Happosai Voice Actor Ichirō Nagai Passes Away
  35. 「サザエさん」波平役の永井一郎さん急死 (Japanese)
  36. Award-winning Japanese novelist Bando dies at 55
  37. 坂崎一彦さん死去 天覧試合で長嶋氏と連続本塁打 (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  38. OBITUARY: Gudo Wafu Nishijima
  39. 訃報:鈴木博之さん68歳=建築史家、東京駅復元に尽力 (Japanese)
  40. 元中日4番・森徹氏、78歳で死去 (Japanese)
  41. 人間国宝の尺八奏者・山本邦山さんが死去 映画音楽なども担当 (Japanese)
  42. 山本兼一さん死去=「利休にたずねよ」で直木賞 (Japanese)
  43. Ex-Justice Minister Shimoinaba dies at 87
  44. Toshiko d’Elia, Gritty Runner, Dies at 84
  45. 元TBSアナウンサー山本文郎さんが死去 79歳 (Japanese)
  46. 詩人まど・みちおさん死去 104歳、「ぞうさん」など (Japanese)
  47. 声優・あきやまるなさん死去 がんこちゃん、「ハットリくん」夢子ちゃんなど (Japanese)
  48. 作家の大西巨人さん死去 97歳、小説「神聖喜劇」 (Japanese)
  49. 俳優の宇津井健さんが死去 「赤い」シリーズで父親役 (Japanese)
  50. Opposition upper house member Yukio Fujimaki dies at 54
  51. The Man Behind Fire Pro Wrestling Has Died
  52. 「ラーメンの鬼」佐野実氏が死去 63歳 (Japanese)
  53. 篠塚良雄さん死去 旧日本軍731部隊員で証言者 (Japanese)
  54. One Piece Voice Actor Kouji Yada Passes Away
  55. Yuji Kodama, leprosy activist, dies at 82
  56. 映画監督の鈴木則文さん死去 「トラック野郎」シリーズ (Japanese)
  57. Former JSA Chairman, ex-ozeki Kaiketsu dies at 66
  58. 大谷晃一氏死去(作家、元帝塚山学院大学長) (Japanese)
  59. Volleyball coach Kojima, 83, dies
  60. Yomiuri skipper's father dies at 79
  61. 詩人の那珂太郎さん死去 (Japanese)
  62. Japanese-American Activist And Malcolm X Ally Dies At 93
  63. 西田吾郎氏死去(京都大名誉教授・代数トポロジー、京都大元副学長) (Japanese)
  64. デザイナーの植田いつ子さん死去 (Japanese)
  65. 元参院議員の丸谷金保さん死去 (Japanese)
  66. Kubota President and Chairman Masumoto Found Dead in Tokyo Hotel
  67. Veteran actor Ryuzo Hayashi dies at 70
  68. Japan's Prince Katsura died at 66
  69. 児童文学作家の古田足日氏死去 (Japanese)
  70. 近藤宗平氏死去(大阪大名誉教授・分子放射線生物学) (Japanese)
  71. 作家の岩橋邦枝さん死去…女性文学者の評伝など (Japanese)
  72. 倉田紘文氏死去(俳人) (Japanese)
  73. 中川博之氏が死去 作曲家 (Japanese)
  74. 森田富士郎氏死去=映画撮影監 (Japanese)
  75. バリトン歌手 平野忠彦氏死去 (Japanese)
  76. 俳優の横山あきお氏が死去 83歳 漫才コンビから転向、映画・テレビで活躍 (Japanese)
  77. 藤井浩明氏死去=映画プロデューサー (Japanese)
  78. 演出家の深町幸男さん死去 (Japanese)
  79. 市古宙三氏死去(お茶の水女子大名誉教授・中国史、元学長) (Japanese)
  80. 元防衛庁長官の石川要三氏死去 (Japanese)
  81. Ex-Cabinet Legislation Bureau head Komatsu dies at 63
  82. 俳優の斎藤晴彦さん死去 自宅近くで倒れ搬送 (Japanese)
  83. 猪木さんものまね芸人、春一番さんが死去 (Japanese)
  84. Tragic end as Mazakazu Koayashi dies in Atos accident
  85. 岩本政光氏死去(元自民党参院議員) (Japanese)
  86. 蜷川譲氏死去(フランス文学者) (Japanese)
  87. On Kawara, Japanese Conceptual Artist, Dies At 81
  88. 深田祐介さん死去=「炎熱商人」で直木賞 (Japanese)
  89. 太田家元九郎さん死去(津軽三味線演奏家、漫談家) (Japanese)
  90. 訃報:佐久間一さん79歳=元統合幕僚会議議長 (Japanese)
  91. 元横審委員長・一力一夫さん死去 元河北新報社長 (Japanese)
  92. 作家の大久保房男さん死去 「群像」元編集長 (Japanese)
  93. Joshu Sasaki Dies
  94. 深津篤史氏死去(劇作家、演出家) (Japanese)
  95. Stem-Cell Scientist Linked With Retracted Studies Dies
  96. 東中光雄氏死去 元衆院議員 90歳 (Japanese)
  97. 元巨人の中井康之さんが食道がんで死去 (Japanese)
  98. 訃報:山本順一さん64歳=前時津風親方 (Japanese)
  99. 舩橋晴俊氏死去(法政大社会学部教授・環境社会学) (Japanese)
  100. 木田元氏死去(哲学者、中央大名誉教授) (Japanese)
  101. ハワイアン歌謡の三島敏夫さん死去 (Japanese)
  102. 関山信之氏死去(元社会党衆院議員) (Japanese)
  103. 彫刻家の宮脇愛子さん死去 抽象彫刻「うつろひ」 (Japanese)
  104. 曽根中生氏死去=映画監督 (Japanese)
  105. Actor, stage director Yonekura dies at 80
  106. 浪曲師の五月一朗さん死去 文化庁芸術祭優秀賞を受賞 (Japanese)
  107. Songwriter and literary award winner Yoko Yamaguchi dies at 77
  108. “ゲバゲバ!”など制作 井原高忠さん死去 (Japanese)
  109. 版画家の秋山巌氏死去 (Japanese)
  110. Wakachichibu Komei
  111. 文芸評論家の小川和佑さん死去 (Japanese)
  112. 坂本義和氏が死去=国際政治学者、87歳 (Japanese)
  113. 大山勝美氏死去=演出家、テレビプロデューサー (Japanese)
  114. 佐武一郎氏死去(東北大名誉教授・整数論、微分幾何学) (Japanese)
  115. Former Japan international Oku dies following car crash
  116. 中川安奈さん死去=「敦煌」、舞台で活躍 (Japanese)
  117. Dr. Masaru Emoto, 1943–2014
  118. 楢崎泰昌氏死去(元自民党参院議員) (Japanese)
  119. Bishop Peter Baptist Tadamaro Ishigami
  120. 赤瀬川原平さん死去 「老人力」「超芸術トマソン」 (Japanese)
  121. 岡崎元駐タイ大使が死去、84歳=安倍首相の外交ブレーン (Japanese)
  122. W☆ING、リングス、DDTなどで活躍した木村浩一郎さんが死去 (Japanese)
  123. 三浦光世さん死去 90歳 作家・綾子さん支えた夫 (Japanese)
  124. Former Nagasaki Mayor Motoshima, once wounded by a rightist for emperor comment, dies at 92
  125. Voice Actress Kazuko Yanaga Passes Away
  126. Melbourne Cup 2014: Last-placed Admire Rakti dies
  127. 訃報:種村直樹さん78歳=鉄道作家 (Japanese)
  128. Renowned Japanese actor Ken Takakura dies at 83
  129. Crayon Shin-chan/Eureka Seven AO Voice Actor Rokuro Naya Passes Away
  130. Yakuza film veteran Bunta Sugawara dies at 81
  131. Go master Seigen Go dies
  132. Heisei Godzilla Special Effects Director Koichi Kawakita Passes Away
  133. http://www.tricycle.com/blog/taitetsu-unno-shin-buddhist-scholar-and-minister-dies-85