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| 1992 | Akihito Diplomacy |  |
| Makes the 1st Imperial visit to China |
| 2000 | Aoki, Mikio Prime Minister | |
| 4th Mar Appointed Prime Minister of Japan due to the ill health of Obuchi |
| 1978 | Fukuda, Takeo Economy | |
| Oct Suffers a 2nd "oil shock" as oil prices increase dramatically |
| 1976 | Fukuda, Takeo Prime Minister | |
| 24th Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Japan |
| 1937 | Hashimoto, Ryutaro Birth | |
| 30th July Soja City Birth of Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| 2006 | Hashimoto, Ryutaro Death | |
| 1st July Death of Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| 1998 | Hashimoto, Ryutaro Diplomacy | |
| Visits Britain & apologizes to British WWII POWs |
| 1980 | Hashimoto, Ryutaro Director Finance Hashimoto | |
| Appointed Director of Finance & Public Administration |
| 1996 | Hashimoto, Ryutaro Disaster | |
| Tokyo The Kobe earthquakes kill 6,000 people |
| 1991 | Hashimoto, Ryutaro Economy | |
| Hashimoto orders a commission from the private sector to look into improving the Japanese market for foreign competition & opens it up to trade |
| April By April a record 17,500 businesses in Japan have gone bankrupt |
| 1996 | Hashimoto, Ryutaro Election | |
| Hashimoto dissolves the Diet & the Liberal Democratic Party wins the election |
| During the Upper House elections the LDP loses its majority & Hashimoto resigns to take responsibility for this failure |
| 1978 | Hashimoto, Ryutaro Minister of Health | |
| Appointed Minister of Health & Welfare |
| 1996 | Hashimoto, Ryutaro Prime Minister | |
| 7th Nov Appointed Prime Minister of Japan |
| 1998 | Hashimoto, Ryutaro Resignation | |
| During the Upper House elections the LDP loses its majority & Hashimoto resigns to take responsibility for this failure |
| 30th July Hashimoto is forced to resign after a scandal, he had accepted a þ100 million check from the Japan Dental Association |
| 2004 | Hashimoto, Ryutaro Scandal | |
| 30th July Hashimoto is forced to resign after a scandal, he had accepted a þ100 million check from the Japan Dental Association |
| 1989 | Hashimoto, Ryutaro Secretary General | |
| Appointed Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party |
| 1951 | Hatoyama, Ichiro DP | |
| Helps found the Democratic Party |
| 1955 | Hatoyama, Ichiro Liberal Dem Party | |
| 15th Nov Tokyo The Liberal Party & the Japan Democratic Party form the Liberal Democratic Party |
| 1956 | Hatoyama, Ichiro Resignation | |
| Dec Tokyo Resigns as Prime Minister |
| 1960 | Ikeda, Hayato Economy | |
| Sep Announces plans to double Japan's income over the decade |
| 1964 | Ikeda, Hayato Health | |
| Nov Diagnosed with cancer & resigns from office |
| 1964 | Ikeda, Hayato OECD | |
| April Japan joins the Prganization for Economic Cooperation & Development |
| 1960 | Ikeda, Hayato Prime Minister | |
| 19th July Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term |
| 8th Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term |
| 9th Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 3rd term |
| 1964 | Ikeda, Hayato Resignation | |
| Nov Diagnosed with cancer & resigns from office |
| 1996 | Ikeda, Yukihiko Minister of Defense | |
| 11th July Appointed Minister of Defense |
| 1956 | Ishibashi, Tanzan Diplomacy | |
| Japan & Russia make a Peace Agreement |
| 1957 | Ishibashi, Tanzan Health | |
| Feb Tokyo Resigns due to ill health |
| 1956 | Ishibashi, Tanzan Prime Minister | |
| 23rd Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Japan |
| 1957 | Ishibashi, Tanzan Resignation | |
| Feb Tokyo Resigns due to ill health |
| 1990 | Kaifu, Toshiki Budget | |
| Tokyo The public-works budget is increased by 50% to encourage imports |
| 1990 | Kaifu, Toshiki Constitution | |
| Hawks proposes scrapping the Japanese "peace constitution" |
| 1974 | Kaifu, Toshiki Deputy Chief Secretary | |
| Appointed Deputy Chief Secretary |
| 1990 | Kaifu, Toshiki Election | |
| 19th Feb The Liberal Democrat Party wins the election |
| 1989 | Kaifu, Toshiki Prime Minister | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Japan |
| 10th Aug Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term, after the resignation of Uno |
| 28th Feb Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term |
| 1999 | Kan, Naoto Mobilization | |
| Tokyo Argues against Japan expanding its role in the US-Japan Alliance |
| 1960 | Kishi, Nobusuke Demonstrations | |
| Tokyo A trip by Eisenhower to Japan is cancelled due to demonstrations |
| 1960 | Kishi, Nobusuke Diplomacy | |
| Tokyo A trip by Eisenhower to Japan is cancelled due to demonstrations |
| 23rd June Tokyo The Treaty of Mutual Security & Cooperation with the USA goes into effect |
| 1957 | Kishi, Nobusuke Prime Minister | |
| 25th Feb Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term |
| 12th June Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term |
| 1960 | Kishi, Nobusuke Treaty of Security | |
| Tokyo 40 socialists leave the Japan Socialist Party & form the Democratic Socialist Party |
| Tokyo Allows the USAto launch military operations from Japan, includingNuclear weapons |
| Tokyo Japan & the USA sign the 2nd security treaty, Treaty of Mutual Security & Cooperation |
| Tokyo The treaty causes demonstrations of up to 100,000 |
| 23rd June Tokyo The Treaty of Mutual Security & Cooperation goes into effect |
| 1976 | Miki, Takeo Dismissal | |
| Dec Tokyo Dismissed by the LDP for not protecting Tanaka who is under arrest for bribery |
| 1993 | Miyazawa, Kichi Diplomacy | |
| May Tokyo Pyonyang launches a missile into the Sea of Japan, US-Japanese anti-missiles reply |
| 1993 | Miyazawa, Kichi Election | |
| The LDP fails to win a majority & loses power for the 1st time in 38 years |
| The Liberal-Democrats are voted out of office for the 1st time in 38 years |
| 1992 | Miyazawa, Kichi Mobilization | |
| Sep Tokyo Japan sends 1st mission since World War II, logistical support for the UN in Cambodia |
| 1991 | Miyazawa, Kichi Prime Minister | |
| 5th Nov Appointed Prime Minister of Japan |
| 1993 | Miyazawa, Kichi Resignation | |
| Tokyo The Liberal-Democrats are voted out of office for the 1st time in 38 years |
| 1992 | Miyazawa, Kichi Scandal | |
| Tokyo Over 100 politicians are implicated in a financial scandal |
| 1993 | Miyazawa, Kichi Vote Confidence | |
| Tokyo The Government loses a vote of confidence over electoral reform |
| 2000 | Mori, Yosiro Prime Minister | |
| 5th April Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term |
| 4th July Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term |
| 1996 | Murayama, Tomiichi Resignation | |
| 5th Jan Tokyo Announces his resignation |
| 1985 | Nakasone, Yasuhiro Diplomacy | |
| 9th April Nakasone advises the Japanese to buy foreign products |
| 1970 | Nakasone, Yasuhiro Director General | |
| Tokyo Appointed Director General of the Defense Agency |
| 1959 | Nakasone, Yasuhiro Director Science & Tech Nakasone | |
| Tokyo Appointed Director of the Science & Technology Agency |
| 1985 | Nakasone, Yasuhiro Economy | |
| The Yen is revalued |
| 9th April Nakasone advises the Japanese to buy foreign products |
| 1983 | Nakasone, Yasuhiro Election | |
| The LDP loses its majority in the lower house |
| 1983 | Nakasone, Yasuhiro Government | |
| The LDP & Nakasone form a coalition with the New Liberal Club |
| 1971 | Nakasone, Yasuhiro Minister of Trade | |
| Appointed Minister of International Trade & Industry |
| 1967 | Nakasone, Yasuhiro Minister of Transport | |
| Appointed Minister of Transport |
| 1982 | Nakasone, Yasuhiro Prime Minister | |
| 27th Nov Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term |
| 27th Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term |
| 22nd July Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 3rd term |
| 1984 | Nakasone, Yasuhiro Privatization | |
| Japan moves to end Government ownership of the telephone service |
| 1987 | Nakasone, Yasuhiro Resignation | |
| Tokyo Forced to resign after the Recruit Scandal |
| 1999 | Noda, Takeshi Minister of Home Affairs | |
| 14th Jan Appointed Home Affairs Minister |
| 1999 | Obuchi, Keizo Diplomacy | |
| April Tokyo Visits the USA to discuss Japanese rearament |
| 1998 | Obuchi, Keizo Economy | |
| Tokyo The Finance Ministry estimates there is a total of $548 billion bad loans |
| 1999 | Obuchi, Keizo Government | |
| 5th Oct Reshuffles the Cabinet, forms a coaliton with the Liberal Party & the New Komeito |
| 2000 | Obuchi, Keizo Health | |
| 4th Mar Obuchi is hospitalized & forced to rest |
| 1998 | Obuchi, Keizo Prime Minister | |
| 30th July Appointed Prime Minister of Japan |
| 1998 | Obuchi, Keizo Scandal | |
| 30th July Tokyo Labelled by the media as Takeshita's "goldfish shit" |
| 1978 | Ohira, Masayoshi Prime Minister | |
| 7th Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term |
| 9th Nov Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term |
| 1979 | Ohira, Masayoshi Reform | |
| Jan The 1st uniform national university entrance exams are introduced |
| 1979 | Ohira, Masayoshi Vote Confidence | |
| May Tokyo Loses a vote of confidence in the lower house, presented by the Socialist Party |
| 1999 | Ozawa, Ichiro Mobilization | |
| Tokyo Argues that Japan should expand its role in the US-Japan Alliance |
| 1969 | Sato, Eisaku Demonstrations | |
| Yasuda Kodo Yasudoa Kodo riots are stopped after police intervention |
| 1965 | Sato, Eisaku Diplomacy | |
| Diplomatic relations are restored with Korea |
| Okinawa Premier Sato visits the United States, during the visit, an agreement is reached for the return of Okinawa to Japanese control, to be carried out in 1972 |
| The Security treaty is extended |
| Nixon announces that he will make a state visit to China |
| Sato & Nixon talk about the return of Okinawa |
| The USA attempts to force Japan to revalue the Yen & lower its trade barriers |
| The USA imposes a 10% surcharge on all imports, aimed in particular at Japan |
| Feb Nixon meets Prime Minister Sato before visiting China |
| 1971 | Sato, Eisaku Economy | |
| The USA imposes a 10% surcharge on all imports, aimed in particular at Japan |
| Dec Under the Smithsonian Agreement there are 308 Yen to the Dollar |
| 1949 | Sato, Eisaku Election | |
| Elected Member of the Diet |
| 1952 | Sato, Eisaku Minister of Construction | |
| Appointed Minister of Construction |
| 1958 | Sato, Eisaku Minister of Finance | |
| Appointed Minister of Finance |
| 1961 | Sato, Eisaku Minister of Trade | |
| Appointed Minister of International Trade & Industry |
| 1974 | Sato, Eisaku Nobel Prize | |
| Winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace |
| 1964 | Sato, Eisaku Prime Minister | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term |
| 17th Feb Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term |
| 14th Jan Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 3rd term |
| 1972 | Sato, Eisaku Resignation | |
| July Tokyo Resigns as Prime Minister of Japan |
| 1968 | Sato, Eisaku Rule of Bonin | |
| 26th June Bonin Iwo Jima and the Bonin Islands are returned to Japan by the USA |
| 1968 | Sato, Eisaku Rule of Iwo Jima | |
| 26th June Iwo Jima Iwo Jima and the Bonin Islands are returned to Japan by the USA |
| 1969 | Sato, Eisaku Rule of Okinawa | |
| Okinawa Premier Sato visits the United States, during the visit, an agreement is reached for the return of Okinawa to Japanese control, to be carried out in 1972 |
| Okinawa Under the terms of the agreement, the USAis to retain its rights to bases on the island, but these were to beNuclear-free |
| Okinawa Sato & Nixon talk about the return of Okinawa |
| May Okinawa The USAreturns Okinawa to Japan |
| 1972 | Sato, Eisaku Rule of Ryukyu | |
| Ryukyu Islands Japan regains the Ryukyu Islands |
| 1968 | Sato, Eisaku Rule of Volcano | |
| Volcano Japan regains the Volcano Islands |
| 1970 | Sato, Eisaku Treaty of Security | |
| The Security treaty is extended |
| 1980 | Suzuki, Zenko Economy | |
| 31st Mar Japan has a record trade deficit of $14.4 billion |
| 1980 | Suzuki, Zenko Prime Minister | |
| 17th July Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term |
| 1989 | Takeshita, Noboru Diplomacy | |
| 2nd Feb President Bush meets the Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita, after which both leaders sounded upbeat about U.S-Japanese relations |
| 1987 | Takeshita, Noboru Prime Minister | |
| 11th June Appointed Prime Minister of Japan |
| 1988 | Takeshita, Noboru Reform | |
| Tokyo A 3% consumption tax is instituted |
| 1989 | Takeshita, Noboru Resignation | |
| Tokyo Resigns over the Recruit scandal |
| 1988 | Takeshita, Noboru Scandal | |
| Tokyo The Recruit scandal throws a shadow over the Government & opposition |
| 1976 | Tanaka, Kakuei Arrest | |
| 27th July Tokyo Accepted bribes from Lockheed to persuade Nipon Airways to buy their airliners |
| 27th July Tokyo Kept in the Tokyo Detention House & then released on bail |
| 1974 | Tanaka, Kakuei Crisis | |
| Tokyo Resigns over the Lockheed scandal |
| 1972 | Tanaka, Kakuei Diplomacy | |
| Apologizes for war crimes & recognizes Beijing as the only legal Government in China |
| Hawaii Prime Minister Tanaka & President Nixon meet before Tanaka visits China |
| Prime Minister Tanaka & Zhou Enlai meet in China |
| Tawain Taiwan severs diplomatic relations with Japan |
| 1974 | Tanaka, Kakuei Economy | |
| Jan Japan suffers its 1st "oil shock" as prices increase 4 fold over 4 months |
| 1962 | Tanaka, Kakuei Minister of Finance | |
| Appointed Finance Minister |
| 1957 | Tanaka, Kakuei Minister of Postal Services | |
| Appointed Minister of Postal Services & Communications |
| 1964 | Tanaka, Kakuei Minister of Trade | |
| Appointed Minister of international trade & industry |
| 1972 | Tanaka, Kakuei Prime Minister | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Japan |
| 7th July Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term |
| 22nd Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term |
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