2013 in Japan Events in the year 2013 in Japan .Incumbents Emperor: Akihito Prime Minister: Shinzō Abe Chief Cabinet Secretary: Yoshihide Suga Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Hironobu Takesaki President of the House of Representatives: Bunmei Ibuki President of the House of Councillors: Kenji Hirata until July 28, Masaaki Yamazaki from August 2 Diet sessions: 183rd, 184th, 185thEvents January – January 2013 Northwest Pacific bomb cyclone causes 1,600 injuries across Japan. March 17 – Chiba gubernatorial election – Kensaku Morita retains governorship of prefecture. April 28 – By-election for House of Councillors in Yamaguchi – Kiyoshi Ejima is elected to the House. June to October - 2013 Japanese heatwave , according to Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare official confirmed report, 1,077 person lost to lives, caused by heat stroke , second worst heatwave disaster in Japan. June 16 – Shizuoka gubernatorial election – Heita Kawakatsu re-elected. June 23 – Tokyo legislative election – The Democratic Party of Japan loses control of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly to the Liberal Democratic Party . July 21 – 2013 Japanese House of Councillors election , Hyōgo gubernatorial election August 15 – An explosion at the 2013 Fukuchiyama Firework Festival event kills 3, injures 59. September 7 – The 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina award the rights to host the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo over Istanbul and Madrid . September 8 – Ibaraki gubernatorial election – Masaru Hashimoto enters his sixth term as governor. October 11 – A fire at the Abe Orthopaedic Surgery Hospital in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka kills 10 and injures 5. October – Typhoon Wipha kills at least 17 people in Ōshima, Tokyo ; at the request of governor Naoki Inose , GSDF troops are dispatched. On the mainland, the storm causes major traffic disruptions and kills one woman in Machida, Tokyo . October 27 – Miyagi gubernatorial election: Incumbent governor Yoshihiro Murai's only challenger is JCP-supported lawyer Masaaki Satō . November 10 – Hiroshima gubernatorial election – Hidehiko Yuzaki re-elected. December 6 – Special Secrecy Law passes the National Diet December 19 – Naoki Inose announces his resignation as Governor of Tokyo following allegations of dubious loans from the Tokushukai medical group Economy January 1, 2013 – Japan Exchange Group , the resulting entity of the merger between the holding companies of the Tokyo and Osaka bourses, was launched. January 4, 2013 – JPX was listed on the first section of the Tokyo bourse.Popular culture Arts and entertainment 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 Sports In athletics , the 2013 Tokyo Marathon was won by Dennis Kimetto and Aberu Kebede . 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 and Japan. In figure skating , Japan hosted the 2013 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships , won by Kevin Reynolds , Mao Asada , Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford and Meryl Davis and Charlie White . 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 and Purav Raja and Divij Sharan .Deaths January 15 – Nagisa Oshima , director April 4 – Noboru Yamaguchi , writer April 29 – Shinji Maki , comedian June 12 – Jiroemon Kimura , supercentenarian, oldest man ever , world's oldest living person September 2 – Makoto Moroi , composer September 19 – Hiroshi Yamauchi , businessman October 28 – Tetsuharu Kawakami , baseball player November 13 – Chieko Aioi , actress
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