JCPOA Implementation Day Verification
Announces that Iran completed the nuclear-related preparatory steps required to begin implementation of the JCPOA.
Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03
2016 in Japan
Explore 6 historical events and records for Japan in 2016.
Historical records for Japan in 2016
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January
March
Okazaki Overhead Kick Against Newcastle
Okazaki scores with an overhead kick against Newcastle as Leicester protect their lead at the top of the Premier League.
May
Physical Protection Amendment Enters Force
The 2005 Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material enters into force.
Other events (month unknown)
Akatsuki Science Operations
Akatsuki begins full-scale observations of Venus's atmosphere using ultraviolet, infrared and lightning instruments.
Nobel Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy.
Premier League Championship
Shinji Okazaki wins the 2015/16 Premier League championship with Leicester City and presses from the front and scores a spectacular overhead kick against Newcastle.
How these records were prepared
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