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Events in the year 2024 in Japan.

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January[edit]

February[edit]

  • February 5 – Ukrainian-born Karolina Shiino relinquishes her crown as winner of the 2024 Miss Nippon Grand Prix beauty pageant after news emerges of her having an affair with a married man.[21][22]
  • February 27 – Sony announces it will cut 900 jobs across its global workforce and proposes the closure of London Studio as part of the restructuring.[23]

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Kishin Shinoyama
Seiji Ozawa
Yoko Yamamoto
Yukio Kasaya

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