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2009 in Japan

Explore 5 historical events and records for Japan in 2009.

Historical records for Japan in 2009

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September

Prime Minister of Japan

Hatoyama, Yukio · Government / Government of Japan

Japans new Government under Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Hatoyama takes office

Other events (month unknown)

1Q84

Murakami, Haruki · Arts / Literature

Publication of "1Q84"

Director General IAEA

Amano, Yukiya · Director General IAEA · Warfare / Nuclear

Appointed Director General of the IAEA

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Amano, Yukiya · Director General IAEA · Warfare / Nuclear

Appointed Director General of the IAEA

WMAP Five Year Dark Energy Constraints

Komatsu, Eiichiro · WMAP · Cosmologist · Science / Astronomy

Komatsu leads cosmological interpretation of WMAP five-year data combined with other observations, tightening constraints on dark energy and the geometry of the universe.

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