| Month | Events | Laws (Japan) | Openings | Sports | Music | Films | TV | Anime | Games | Manga | Books | Cars | Mobile phones | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29 | — | 7 | 6 | 84 | 74 | 46 | 2 | 35 | 3 | 43 | 2 | — | 331 |
| Feb | 38 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 83 | 84 | 33 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 3 | — | 305 |
| Mar | 59 | 19 | 38 | 19 | 104 | 77 | 41 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | 414 |
| Apr | 40 | — | 31 | 20 | 94 | 73 | 83 | 5 | 50 | 1 | 18 | 2 | — | 417 |
| May | 47 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 113 | 82 | 21 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 4 | — | 349 |
| Jun | 37 | 50 | 25 | 15 | 98 | 73 | 16 | — | 37 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | 370 |
| Jul | 26 | 3 | 31 | 15 | 97 | 64 | 26 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 14 | 4 | — | 324 |
| Aug | 34 | — | 16 | 23 | 85 | 62 | 16 | — | 29 | 4 | 18 | 2 | — | 289 |
| Sep | 56 | — | 34 | 29 | 149 | 96 | 76 | — | 42 | 2 | 24 | 3 | — | 511 |
| Oct | 49 | — | 29 | 15 | 141 | 78 | 60 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 14 | 7 | — | 443 |
| Nov | 67 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 122 | 95 | 18 | — | 38 | 1 | 17 | — | — | 388 |
| Dec | 37 | 9 | 58 | 4 | 82 | 71 | 13 | — | 80 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 367 |
| Total | 519 | 85 | 332 | 184 | 1252 | 929 | 449 | 14 | 475 | 25 | 210 | 34 | 0 | 4,508 |