January 22 – TonenGeneral refinery fire in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, according to Fire and Disaster Management Angency confirmed report, no one injures in this incident.
March
March 5 – A Bell 412helicopter crashed into Mt Hachibuse in Nagano Prefecture, According to Japan Transport Ministry official announced, nine rescue workers fatalities.
June 1 – According to Japan National Police Agency confirmed report, eight person arrested for violating customs law, who brought the equivalent of about 200kg of gold, about 8.2 million US dollars to the fishing port without permission in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture.[pageneeded]
July
A debris flow caused by heavy rain in Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture on 7 July 2017.
October 22: By-elections to the National Diet; 2 vacancies as of July 31, both from the House of Representatives: Ehime 3rd district and Aomori 4th district
Prefectural
January 22: Yamagata gubernatorial (w/o vote)
January 29: Gifu gubernatorial
March 26: Chiba gubernatorial
April 9: Akita gubernatorial
June 25: Shizuoka gubernatorial
July 2: Tokyo legislative, Hyōgo gubernatorial
August 27: Ibaraki gubernatorial
October 22: Miyagi gubernatorial
November 12: Hiroshima gubernatorial
Major municipal
Elections in the 20 designated major cities and the 23 special wards/"cities":
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