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Events in the year 2006 in Japan.

Incumbents

Events

January
  • January 16 - Tokyo prosecutors raid Livedoor for suspected violations of securities laws.
  • January 18 - Following the Livedoor raid, the Tokyo Stock Exchange is overloaded with sell orders and is forced to stop trading.
  • January 23 - Livedoor CEO Takafumi Horie and three other company officials are arrested and placed in detention.

February
  • February 1 - Transit operators in the Kansai region introduce the PiTaPa contactless fare card system.
  • February 6 - Construction Ministry officials cite Toyoko Inn for multiple violations of building codes and disability access laws.
  • February 23 - Figure skater Shizuka Arakawa wins a Gold medal in the Ladies' Singles at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin.

March

April
  • April 7 - Ichirō Ozawa is elected president of the Democratic Party of Japan.
  • April 26 - Takahumi Horie is released from custody.
  • April 26 - Hidetsugu Aneha is arrested for his role in the Structural Calculation Forgery Problem.

May
  • May 1 - The new Corporations Act goes into effect, abolishing yugen kaisha and altering kabushiki kaisha.
  • May 22 – Japanese foreign minister Taro Aso visits Qatar to meet with Chinese and South Korean diplomats.[2]

June
  • June - Minato Ward 2006 elevator accident, a 16-year-old student killed in Minato, Tokyo
  • June 5 - Yoshiaki Murakami, manager of the Murakami Fund, is arrested for insider trading.
  • June 15 - A cross-party organization of 135 Diet members led by Taku Yamasaki proposes a secular replacement for Yasukuni Shrine.

July
  • July 14 - Bank of Japan abolishes the zero interest rate policy.
  • July 20 - A memorandum from an Imperial Household Agency official is published in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun showing that Emperor Hirohito refused to visit Yasukuni Shrine after Class A war criminals were added to its rolls.

August
  • August 9 - Beef imported from the United States goes on sale in Japan for the first time in months following a lengthy ban.
  • August 14 - A blackout occurs throughout Tokyo, Chiba and Saitama during the morning rush hour after a barge-mounted crane disrupts a high-voltage line.
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  • August 15 - On the anniversary of the end of World War II, Koizumi makes his final visit to Yasukuni Shrine.
  • August 16 - A fishing boat is fired upon after crossing into Russian-claimed waters off the east coast of Hokkaidō.

September

December

Births

Deaths

See also

Statistics
  • Wealthiest person in Japan: Masayoshi Son (net worth US$7 billion)

References
  1. McCurry, Justin (1 December 2017). "Akihito to become first Japanese emperor to abdicate in 200 years". the Guardian. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20060522225253/http://www3.nhk.or.jp/rj/podcast/mp3/english.mp3
  3. Haghirian, Parissa; Gagnon, Philippe (2011). Case Studies in Japanese Management. World Scientific Publishing Company. p. 156. ISBN 9789813108158.
  4. Shillony, Ben-Ami (2008). The Emperors of Modern Japan. BRILL. p. 313. ISBN 9004168222.
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