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Main article: History of Japan
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Main article: Population of Japan
Main article: Birth and mortality rates in Japan
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Main article: Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF)
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Politics
Parties
Liberal Democratic Party
In 2024, the election of a new LDP leader was held in the person of Shigeru Ishiba.
In September 2020, Yoshihide Suga became the new chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) of Japan. The politician replaced Shinzo Abe in this post, who at the end of August announced his intention to resign for health reasons.
Parliament
2024: Ruling coalition loses majority in lower house of parliament following election
According to the results of the vote in October 2024, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and their allies in the person of the Komeito party took 215 seats, which is several dozen less than in the elections in 2021.
The alternative LDP force - the Constitutional Democratic Party - received 148 seats. In total, the opposition gained 250 seats, but this number includes parties opposing the two main ones.
The election was a failure for the LDP for several reasons. These include last year's corruption scandal, as well as the economic problems faced by ordinary Japanese citizens. Due to these factors, the party's ratings have recently been at very low levels.
The election of a new LDP leader in the person of Shigeru Ishiba was supposed to change the situation - this is exactly what the Prime Minister, who announced early elections just a week after being appointed to office, put it. However, the measures did not work, and the LDP's financial support for the candidates who appeared in the corruption scandal added fuel to the fire.
As a result, the parties will have to make concessions and form new coalitions, since none of the leading political forces has enough mandates to occupy a majority in the lower house of parliament.
2023: Proportion of women in Parliament - 10.3%
Government
2024
Ex-head of the country's defense ministry elected new prime minister of Japan
On September 27, 2024, former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba was elected chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) following the second round of voting. He will become the country's new prime minister. Read more here.
Minister of Digital Transformation became a presidential candidate
At the end of August 2024, it became known that the Minister for Digital Transformation of Japan Taro Kono (Taro Kono) nominated himself for the post of chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Ex-Minister of Economic Security Takayuki Kobayashi and former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba also announced their candidacies. Read more here
2021
Fumio Kishida is Japan's new prime minister
On September 29, 2021, ex-Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida was elected the new Prime Minister of Japan. In the second round, he bypassed the "Minister of Vaccination" (as local media call the post of Minister for Administrative Reform, who is responsible for the vaccination campaign) Taro Kono. Read more here.
The Minister for Loneliness appeared in Japan
In February 2021, the post of Minister for Loneliness appeared in Japan due to an increase in the number of suicides in the country. This decision was made by the Prime Minister and Yoshihide Suga. The new position was taken by Sakamoto Tetsushi. Read more here.
2020: Yoshihide Suga's appointment as Japan's prime minister
In mid-September 2020, Yoshihide Suga was elected the new Prime Minister of Japan. Sugu's candidacy was supported by 314 out of 462 deputies of the lower house of parliament. Now he must announce the new composition of the government. Read more here.
Economy
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Japan is a left-handed country.
Health care
Religion
2022: Japan creates digital Buddha for believers
In early October 2022, experts from Kyoto University in Japan announced the development of an experimental AI Buddha system - a virtual Buddha based on artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented reality (AR) technologies. Read more here.
Education
Ecology
Export of plastic waste
Information Technology
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Software
Information security
2019
Digital passports were not needed by the Japanese
In early September 2019, it became known about the weak interest of the Japanese in the My Number system. It is used by only 13.9% of the country's population by August 22, Mainichi reports. Read more here.
Imposing a fine for drunken drone control
In mid-June 2019, Japan introduced a new law according to which the use of a drone while intoxicated can lead to a fine or even imprisonment of up to one year. Read more here.
Television and Radio
2018: 8K TV channel launch
In early December 2018, broadcasting of the world's first 8K channel began. The company told about such an achievement. NHK More. here
Crime
Prisons
2019: Minimum age for children to be jailed
2018: Number of prisoners per 100 thousand citizens
Culture
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1832
In 1832, Hokusai created the engraving "Big Wave." Only a few dozen copies were printed on plain paper. For sale in a trading shop for pilgrims. On the way to Mount Fuji, they bought her image.
After some time, engravings reached Europe, where they quickly spread through collections and every year only grew in price.
A huge wave is about to cover boats with fishermen. The foam in the form of flakes falls down and the illusion is created that it is snowing over Mount Fuji.
That is, the artist combined incredible drama in the foreground and the all-consuming calmness of the background.
Sport
2023: $700 million to one person - Japanese baseball player lands record contract in sports history
In December 2023, Japanese baseball player Sehei Ohtani signed a new contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers MLB club, and this was a record agreement in the history of the sport. The 29-year-old athlete made a deal for 10 years, during which time he will receive $700 million. Read more here.
2022: The most popular sport is baseball
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