Permanent year factsheet

Japan in 2015

Historical records for Japan in 2015, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

8Records
7Events
4Named people
3Places
4Categories

Historical records

July

14 July 2015Iran Road Map on Outstanding IssuesYukiya Amano

Vienna · Warfare / Nuclear

The IAEA and Iran agree a road-map to clarify past and present outstanding nuclear issues.

September

September 2015Fukushima Comprehensive Accident ReportYukiya Amano

Vienna · Warfare / Nuclear

Publishes the IAEA's comprehensive report and technical volumes on the Fukushima Daiichi accident.

September 2015JCPOA Verification MandateYukiya Amano

Vienna · Warfare / Nuclear

The Board authorizes the IAEA to undertake verification and monitoring of Iran's nuclear-related commitments under the JCPOA.

December

7 December 2015Akatsuki Venus OrbitTakeshi Imamura

Venus · Science / Astronomy

Akatsuki successfully enters Venus orbit five years after its first failed insertion attempt.

December 2015Iran Past Issues Final AssessmentYukiya Amano

Vienna · Warfare / Nuclear

The IAEA issues its final assessment of past and present outstanding issues concerning Iran's nuclear programme.

Other Events

2015Akatsuki Recovery PlanTakeshi Imamura

Science / Astronomy

The Akatsuki team prepares a second Venus orbit-insertion attempt using smaller attitude-control thrusters after loss of the main engine.

2015Nobel PrizeTakaaki Kajita

Stockholm · Science / Physics

Shares the Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering neutrino oscillations, showing that neutrinos have mass.

2015Nobel PrizeSatoshi Ōmura

Stockholm · Science / Medicine

Shares the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries leading to a therapy against infections caused by roundworm parasites.

Names involved

Satoshi ŌmuraTakaaki KajitaTakeshi ImamuraYukiya Amano

Places involved

StockholmVenusVienna

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.