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History of Japan
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| | 1913 | Katsura | |
| Founds the Rikken Doshi-kai Party |
| 1917 | Nakasone, Yasuhiro | |
| 27th May Gumma Birth of Nakasone |
| 1951 | Hatoyama, Ichiro | |
| Helps found the Democratic Party |
| 1974 | Nakasone, Yasuhiro | |
| Appointed Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party |
| 1994 | Murayama, Tomiichi | |
| 30th June Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, heads minority government |
| 1995 | Murayama, Tomiichi | |
| Kobe The Kobe earthquake kills more than 5,000 |
| 20th Mar Tokyo A nerve gas attack in a Tokyo subway kills eight and injures thousands, the Aum Shinrikyo ("Supreme Truth") cult is to blame |
| 4th Sep Japanese-American relations are strained after the rape of a 12 yr schoolgirl by two USAmarines and a sailor, citing the end of the cold war, critics question the need to keep 45,000 USAtroops in Japan |
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