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| 1937 | Birth Japan Hashimoto, Ryutaro |  |
| 30th July Soja City Birth of Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| 1948 | Election Japan Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| Wins the election with an outright majority |
| 19th Dec Tokyo The USANational Security Council issues the 9-Point Program |
| 15th Oct Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term |
| 1949 | Economy Japan Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| 23rd April Joseph Dodge announces a fixed rate of 360 yen/dollar |
| 1949 | Election Japan Sato, Eisaku | |
| Elected Member of the Diet |
| 1949 | Election Japan Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| Wins an outright majarity in the election |
| Tokyo Signs a peace treaty which ends the USAoccupation of Japan |
| 1st Feb Tokyo Joseph Dodge is appointed to implement the 9-Point Program |
| 16th Feb Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 3rd term |
| Tokyo Signs a peace treaty which ends the USAoccupation of Japan |
| 1950 | Communism Japan Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| Tokyo The Government decides to ban communism |
| June Tokyo Communist Party Central Committee members are forbidden to take part in public life |
| 1951 | Diplomacy Japan Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| 8th Sep San Francisco The USA& Japan sign a mutual security treaty |
| 1951 | DP Japan Hatoyama, Ichiro | |
| Helps found the Democratic Party |
| 1951 | Treaty of Security Japan Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| 8th Sep San Francisco Japan & Washington sign the Japan Security Treaty |
| 8th Sep Tokyo The SDF is created to protect Japan |
| 8th Sep Tokyo USAtroops are given bases in Japan for any confrontation with Russia |
| 1952 | Conference of San Franicisco Japan Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| San Francisco Negotiates for Japan at the San Francis co Peace Conference |
| Tokyo Signs the "Yoshida Letter" drafted by Dulles recognizing Kai-shek as China's leader |
| Tokyo Signs the "Yoshida Letter" drafted by Dulles recognizing Kai-shek's as China's leader |
| 28th April The Security Treaty with the USA comes into effect |
| 28th April Washington Japan is self-governing after a treaty marking the end of World War II in the Pacific |
| Tokyo Signs the "Yoshida Letter" drafted by Dulles recognizing Kai-shek as China's leader |
| 1952 | Minister of Construction Japan Sato, Eisaku | |
| Appointed Minister of Construction |
| 1952 | Occupation Japan Japan Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| 28th April The USAoccupation of Japan officially ends |
| July Tokyo The Prevention of Subversive Activities Law passes through the Diet |
| 28th April Washington Japan is self-governing after a treaty marking the end of World War II in the Pacific |
| 28th April Washington Japan becomes self-governing after a treaty marking the end of WW II in the Pacific |
| 28th April Washington Signs a peace Treaty with the USA |
| 28th April The Security Treaty with the USA comes into effect |
| 1955 | Liberal Dem Party Japan Hatoyama, Ichiro | |
| 15th Nov Tokyo The Liberal Party & the Japan Democratic Party form the Liberal Democratic Party |
| 1956 | Diplomacy Japan Ishibashi, Tanzan | |
| Japan & Russia make a Peace Agreement |
| 23rd Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Japan |
| 1956 | Resignation Japan Hatoyama, Ichiro | |
| Dec Tokyo Resigns as Prime Minister |
| 1957 | Health Japan Ishibashi, Tanzan | |
| Feb Tokyo Resigns due to ill health |
| 1957 | Minister of Postal Services Japan Tanaka, Kakuei | |
| Appointed Minister of Postal Services & Communications |
| 1957 | Prime Minister Japan Kishi, Nobusuke | |
| 25th Feb Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term |
| 1957 | Resignation Japan Ishibashi, Tanzan | |
| Feb Tokyo Resigns due to ill health |
| 1958 | Minister of Finance Japan Sato, Eisaku | |
| Appointed Minister of Finance |
| 1958 | Prime Minister Japan Kishi, Nobusuke | |
| 12th June Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term |
| 1959 | Director Science & Tech Nakasone Japan Nakasone, Yasuhiro | |
| Tokyo Appointed Director of the Science & Technology Agency |
| 1960 | Demonstrations Japan Kishi, Nobusuke | |
| Tokyo A trip by Eisenhower to Japan is cancelled due to demonstrations |
| 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 |
| 1960 | Economy Japan Ikeda, Hayato | |
| Sep Announces plans to double Japan's income over the decade |
| 8th Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term |
| 19th July Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term |
| 1960 | Treaty of Security Japan Kishi, Nobusuke | |
| 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 |
| 1961 | Minister of Trade Japan Sato, Eisaku | |
| Appointed Minister of International Trade & Indus try |
| 1962 | Minister of Finance Japan Tanaka, Kakuei | |
| Appointed Finance Minister |
| 1963 | Prime Minister Japan Ikeda, Hayato | |
| 9th Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 3rd term |
| 1964 | Health Japan Ikeda, Hayato | |
| Nov Diagnosed with cancer & resigns from office |
| 1964 | Minister of Trade Japan Tanaka, Kakuei | |
| Appointed Minister of international trade & industry |
| 1964 | OECD Japan Ikeda, Hayato | |
| April Japan joins the Prganization for Economic Cooperation & Development |
| 1964 | Prime Minister Japan Sato, Eisaku | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term |
| 1964 | Resignation Japan Ikeda, Hayato | |
| Nov Diagnosed with cancer & resigns from office |
| 1965 | Diplomacy Japan Sato, Eisaku | |
| Diplomatic relations are restored with Korea |
| 1967 | Minister of Transport Japan Nakasone, Yasuhiro | |
| Appointed Minister of Trans port |
| 1967 | Prime Minister Japan Sato, Eisaku | |
| 17th Feb Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term |
| 1968 | Rule of Bonin Japan Sato, Eisaku | |
| 26th June Bonin Iwo Jima and the Bonin Islands are returned to Japan by the USA |
| 26th June Iwo Jima Iwo Jima and the Bonin Islands are returned to Japan by the USA |
| Volcano Japan regains the Volcano Islands |
| 1969 | Demonstrations Japan Sato, Eisaku | |
| Yasuda Kodo Yasudoa Kodo riots are stopped after police intervention |
| 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 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 |
| 1970 | Diplomacy Japan Sato, Eisaku | |
| The Security treaty is extended |
| 1970 | Director General Japan Nakasone, Yasuhiro | |
| Tokyo Appointed Director General of the Defense Agency |
| 1970 | Prime Minister Japan Sato, Eisaku | |
| 14th Jan Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 3rd term |
| The Security treaty is extended |
| 1971 | Diplomacy Japan Sato, Eisaku | |
| 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 |
| The USA imposes a 10% surcharge on all imports, aimed in particular at Japan |
| Dec Under the Smiths onian Agreement there are 308 Yen to the Dollar |
| 1971 | Minister of Trade Japan Nakasone, Yasuhiro | |
| Appointed Minister of International Trade & Indus try |
| 1971 | Rule of Okinawa Japan Sato, Eisaku | |
| Okinawa Sato & Nixon talk about the return of Okinawa |
| May Okinawa The USAreturns Okinawa to Japan |
| 1972 | Diplomacy Japan Sato, Eisaku | |
| Feb Nixon meets Prime Minister Sato before visiting China |
| 1972 | Diplomacy Japan Tanaka, Kakuei | |
| 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 |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Japan |
| 7th July Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term |
| 22nd Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term |
| 1972 | Resignation Japan Sato, Eisaku | |
| July Tokyo Resigns as Prime Minister of Japan |
| Ryukyu Islands Japan regains the Ryukyu Islands |
| 1974 | Crisis Japan Tanaka, Kakuei | |
| Tokyo Resigns over the Lockheed scandal |
| 1974 | Deputy Chief Secretary Japan Kaifu, Toshiki | |
| Appointed Deputy Chief Secretary |
| 1974 | Economy Japan Tanaka, Kakuei | |
| Jan Japan suffers its 1st "oil shock" as prices increase 4 fold over 4 months |
| 1974 | Nobel Prize Japan Sato, Eisaku | |
| Winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace |
| 1974 | Resignation Japan Tanaka, Kakuei | |
| 26th Nov Tokyo Resigns as Prime Minister & Leader of the LDP but keeps his seat in the Diet |
| 26th Nov Tokyo Resigns over the Lockheed scandal |
| 1976 | Arrest Japan Tanaka, Kakuei | |
| 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 |
| 1976 | Dismissal Japan Miki, Takeo | |
| Dec Tokyo Dismissed by the LDP for not protecting Tanaka who is under arrest for bribery |
| 1976 | Prime Minister Japan Fukuda, Takeo | |
| 24th Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Japan |
| 1976 | Scandal Japan Tanaka, Kakuei | |
| 27th July Tokyo Accepted bribes from Lockheed to persuade Nipon Airways to buy their airliners |
| 1977 | Trial Japan Tanaka, Kakuei | |
| Jan Tokyo The Tanaka trial opens |
| 1978 | Economy Japan Fukuda, Takeo | |
| Oct Suffers a 2nd "oil shock" as oil prices increase dramatically |
| 1978 | Minister of Health Japan Hashimoto, Ryutaro | |
| Appointed Minister of Health & Welfare |
| 1978 | Prime Minister Japan Ohira, Masayoshi | |
| 7th Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term |
| 1979 | Prime Minister Japan Ohira, Masayoshi | |
| 9th Nov Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term |
| Jan The 1st uniform national university entrance exams are introduced |
| May Tokyo Loses a vote of confidence in the lower house, presented by the Socialist Party |
| 1980 | Director Finance Hashimoto Japan Hashimoto, Ryutaro | |
| Appointed Director of Finance & Public Administration |
| 1980 | Economy Japan Suzuki, Zenko | |
| 31st Mar Japan has a record trade deficit of $14.4 billion |
| 17th July Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term |
| 1982 | Prime Minister Japan Nakasone, Yasuhiro | |
| 27th Nov Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term |
| 1983 | Election Japan Nakasone, Yasuhiro | |
| The LDP loses its majority in the lower house |
| The LDP & Nakasone form a coalition with the New Liberal Club |
| 27th Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term |
| 1984 | Privatization Japan Nakasone, Yasuhiro | |
| Japan moves to end Government ownership of the telephone service |
| 1985 | Diplomacy Japan Nakasone, Yasuhiro | |
| 9th April Nakasone advises the Japanese to buy foreign products |
| The Yen is revalued |
| 9th April Nakasone advises the Japanese to buy foreign products |
| 1986 | Prime Minister Japan Nakasone, Yasuhiro | |
| 22nd July Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 3rd term |
| 1987 | Prime Minister Japan Takeshita, Noboru | |
| 11th June Appointed Prime Minister of Japan |
| 1987 | Resignation Japan Nakasone, Yasuhiro | |
| Tokyo Forced to resign after the Recruit Scandal |
| 1988 | Reform Japan Takeshita, Noboru | |
| Tokyo A 3% consumption tax is instituted |
| Tokyo The Recruit scandal throws a shadow over the Government & opposition |
| 1989 | Diplomacy Japan Takeshita, Noboru | |
| 2nd Feb President Bush meets the Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita, after which both leaders sounded upbeat about U.S-Japanese relations |
| 1989 | Prime Minister Japan Kaifu, Toshiki | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Japan |
| 10th Aug Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term, after the resignation of Uno |
| 1989 | Prime Minister Japan Uno, Sosuke | |
| 3rd June Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, after the resgnation of Takeshita |
| 1989 | Resignation Japan Takeshita, Noboru | |
| Tokyo Resigns over the Recruit scandal |
| 1989 | Resignation Japan Uno, Sosuke | |
| Tokyo Resigns as Prime Minister of Japan after a sex scandal |
| 1989 | Secretary General Japan Hashimoto, Ryutaro | |
| Appointed Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party |
| 1990 | Budget Japan Kaifu, Toshiki | |
| Tokyo The public-works budget is increased by 50% to encourage imports |
| Hawks proposes scrapping the Japanese "peace constitution" |
| 19th Feb The Liberal Democrat Party wins the election |
| 28th Feb Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term |
| 1991 | Economy Japan Hashimoto, Ryutaro | |
| Hashimoto orders a commission from the private sector to look into improving the Japanese market for foreign competition & opens it up to trade |
| 1991 | Prime Minister Japan Miyazawa, Kichi | |
| 5th Nov Appointed Prime Minister of Japan |
| 1992 | Diplomacy Japan Akihito | |
| Makes the 1st Imperial visit to China |
| 1992 | Mobilization Japan Miyazawa, Kichi | |
| Sep Tokyo Japan sends 1st mission since World War II, logistical support for the UN in Cambodia |
| Tokyo Over 100 politicians are implicated in a financial scandal |
| 1993 | Diplomacy Japan Miyazawa, Kichi | |
| May Tokyo Pyonyang launches a missile into the Sea of Japan, US-Japanese anti-missiles reply |
| The Liberal-Democrats are voted out of office for the 1st time in 38 years |
| The LDP fails to win a majority & loses power for the 1st time in 38 years |
| Tokyo The Liberal-Democrats are voted out of office for the 1st time in 38 years |
| Tokyo The Government loses a vote of confidence over electoral reform |
| 1996 | Disaster Japan Hashimoto, Ryutaro | |
| Tokyo The Kobe earthquakes kill 6,000 people |
| Hashimoto dissolves the Diet & the Liberal Democratic Party wins the election |
| 1996 | Minister of Defense Japan Ikeda, Yukihiko | |
| 11th July Appointed Minister of Defense |
| 1996 | Minister of Defense Japan Usui, Hideo | |
| 5th Jan Appointed Minister of |
