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| 1976 | Arrest 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 |
| 1937 | Birth Hashimoto, Ryutaro | |
| 30th July Soja City Birth of Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| 1990 | Budget Kaifu, Toshiki | |
| Tokyo The public-works budget is increased by 50% to encourage imports |
| 1950 | Communism Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| Tokyo The Government decides to ban communism |
| June Tokyo Communist Party Central Committee members are forbidden to take part in public life |
| 1952 | Conference of San Franicisco Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| San Francisco Negotiates for Japan at the San Francisco Peace Conference |
| 1990 | Constitution Kaifu, Toshiki | |
| Hawks proposes scrapping the Japanese "peace constitution" |
| 1974 | Crisis Tanaka, Kakuei | |
| Tokyo Resigns over the Lockheed scandal |
| 2006 | Death Hashimoto, Ryutaro | |
| 1st July Death of Ryutaro Hashimoto |
| 1960 | Demonstrations Kishi, Nobusuke | |
| Tokyo A trip by Eisenhower to Japan is cancelled due to demonstrations |
| 1969 | Demonstrations Sato, Eisaku | |
| Yasuda Kodo Yasudoa Kodo riots are stopped after police intervention |
| 1974 | Deputy Chief Secretary Kaifu, Toshiki | |
| Appointed Deputy Chief Secretary |
| 1951 | Diplomacy Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| 8th Sep San Francisco The USA& Japan sign a mutual security treaty |
| 1952 | Diplomacy Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| 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 |
| 1956 | Diplomacy Ishibashi, Tanzan | |
| Japan & Russia make a Peace Agreement |
| 1960 | Diplomacy Kishi, Nobusuke | |
| 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 |
| 1965 | Diplomacy Sato, Eisaku | |
| Diplomatic relations are restored with Korea |
| 1969 | Diplomacy Sato, Eisaku | |
| 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 |
| 1970 | Diplomacy Sato, Eisaku | |
| The Security treaty is extended |
| 1971 | Diplomacy 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 |
| 1972 | Diplomacy 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 |
| 1972 | Diplomacy Sato, Eisaku | |
| Feb Nixon meets Prime Minister Sato before visiting China |
| 1985 | Diplomacy Nakasone, Yasuhiro | |
| 9th April Nakasone advises the Japanese to buy foreign products |
| 1989 | Diplomacy Takeshita, Noboru | |
| 2nd Feb President Bush meets the Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita, after which both leaders sounded upbeat about U.S-Japanese relations |
| 1992 | Diplomacy Akihito | |
| Makes the 1st Imperial visit to China |
| 1993 | Diplomacy Miyazawa, Kichi | |
| May Tokyo Pyonyang launches a missile into the Sea of Japan, US-Japanese anti-missiles reply |
| 1998 | Diplomacy Hashimoto, Ryutaro | |
| Visits Britain & apologizes to British WWII POWs |
| 1999 | Diplomacy Obuchi, Keizo | |
| April Tokyo Visits the USA to discuss Japanese rearament |
| 1980 | Director Finance Hashimoto Hashimoto, Ryutaro | |
| Appointed Director of Finance & Public Administration |
| 1970 | Director General Nakasone, Yasuhiro | |
| Tokyo Appointed Director General of the Defense Agency |
| 1959 | Director Science & Tech Nakasone Nakasone, Yasuhiro | |
| Tokyo Appointed Director of the Science & Technology Agency |
| 1996 | Disaster Hashimoto, Ryutaro | |
| Tokyo The Kobe earthquakes kill 6,000 people |
| 1976 | Dismissal Miki, Takeo | |
| Dec Tokyo Dismissed by the LDP for not protecting Tanaka who is under arrest for bribery |
| 1951 | DP Hatoyama, Ichiro | |
| Helps found the Democratic Party |
| 1949 | Economy Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| 23rd April Joseph Dodge announces a fixed rate of 360 yen/dollar |
| 1960 | Economy Ikeda, Hayato | |
| Sep Announces plans to double Japan's income over the decade |
| 1971 | Economy Sato, Eisaku | |
| 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 |
| 1974 | Economy Tanaka, Kakuei | |
| Jan Japan suffers its 1st "oil shock" as prices increase 4 fold over 4 months |
| 1978 | Economy Fukuda, Takeo | |
| Oct Suffers a 2nd "oil shock" as oil prices increase dramatically |
| 1980 | Economy Suzuki, Zenko | |
| 31st Mar Japan has a record trade deficit of $14.4 billion |
| 1985 | Economy Nakasone, Yasuhiro | |
| The Yen is revalued |
| 9th April Nakasone advises the Japanese to buy foreign products |
| 1991 | Economy 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 |
| 1998 | Economy Obuchi, Keizo | |
| Tokyo The Finance Ministry estimates there is a total of $548 billion bad loans |
| 1998 | Economy Hashimoto, Ryutaro | |
| April By April a record 17,500 businesses in Japan have gone bankrupt |
| 1948 | Election Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| Wins the election with an outright majority |
| 1949 | Election Sato, Eisaku | |
| Elected Member of the Diet |
| 1949 | Election Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| Wins an outright majarity in the election |
| 1983 | Election Nakasone, Yasuhiro | |
| The LDP loses its majority in the lower house |
| 1990 | Election Kaifu, Toshiki | |
| 19th Feb The Liberal Democrat Party wins the election |
| 1993 | Election Miyazawa, Kichi | |
| 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 |
| 1996 | Election Hashimoto, Ryutaro | |
| Hashimoto dissolves the Diet & the Liberal Democratic Party wins the election |
| 1998 | Election Hashimoto, Ryutaro | |
| During the Upper House elections the LDP loses its majority & Hashimoto resigns to take responsibility for this failure |
| 1983 | Government Nakasone, Yasuhiro | |
| The LDP & Nakasone form a coalition with the New Liberal Club |
| 1999 | Government Obuchi, Keizo | |
| 5th Oct Reshuffles the Cabinet, forms a coaliton with the Liberal Party & the New Komeito |
| 1957 | Health Ishibashi, Tanzan | |
| Feb Tokyo Resigns due to ill health |
| 1964 | Health Ikeda, Hayato | |
| Nov Diagnosed with cancer & resigns from office |
| 2000 | Health Obuchi, Keizo | |
| 4th Mar Obuchi is hospitalized & forced to rest |
| 1952 | Independence Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| 28th April Washington Japan is self-governing after a treaty marking the end of World War II in the Pacific |
| 1952 | Letter Yoshida Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| Tokyo Signs the "Yoshida Letter" drafted by Dulles recognizing Kai-shek as China's leader |
| 1955 | Liberal Dem Party Hatoyama, Ichiro | |
| 15th Nov Tokyo The Liberal Party & the Japan Democratic Party form the Liberal Democratic Party |
| 1952 | Minister of Construction Sato, Eisaku | |
| Appointed Minister of Construction |
| 1996 | Minister of Defense Usui, Hideo | |
| 5th Jan Appointed Minister of Defense |
| 1996 | Minister of Defense Ikeda, Yukihiko | |
| 11th July Appointed Minister of Defense |
| 1958 | Minister of Finance Sato, Eisaku | |
| Appointed Minister of Finance |
| 1962 | Minister of Finance Tanaka, Kakuei | |
| Appointed Finance Minister |
| 1978 | Minister of Health Hashimoto, Ryutaro | |
| Appointed Minister of Health & Welfare |
| 1999 | Minister of Home Affairs Noda, Takeshi | |
| 14th Jan Appointed Home Affairs Minister |
| 1957 | Minister of Postal Services Tanaka, Kakuei | |
| Appointed Minister of Postal Services & Communications |
| 1961 | Minister of Trade Sato, Eisaku | |
| Appointed Minister of International Trade & Industry |
| 1964 | Minister of Trade Tanaka, Kakuei | |
| Appointed Minister of international trade & industry |
| 1971 | Minister of Trade Nakasone, Yasuhiro | |
| Appointed Minister of International Trade & Industry |
| 1967 | Minister of Transport Nakasone, Yasuhiro | |
| Appointed Minister of Transport |
| 1992 | Mobilization Miyazawa, Kichi | |
| Sep Tokyo Japan sends 1st mission since World War II, logistical support for the UN in Cambodia |
| 1999 | Mobilization Kan, Naoto | |
| Tokyo Argues against Japan expanding its role in the US-Japan Alliance |
| 1999 | Mobilization Ozawa, Ichiro | |
| Tokyo Argues that Japan should expand its role in the US-Japan Alliance |
| 1974 | Nobel Prize Sato, Eisaku | |
| Winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace |
| 1948 | Occupation Japan Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| 19th Dec Tokyo The USANational Security Council issues the 9-Point Program |
| 1949 | Occupation Japan Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| Tokyo Signs a peace treaty which ends the USAoccupation of Japan |
| 1st Feb Tokyo Joseph Dodge is appointed to implement the 9-Point Program |
| 1952 | Occupation Japan Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| 28th April The USAoccupation of Japan officially ends |
| 1964 | OECD Ikeda, Hayato | |
| April Japan joins the Prganization for Economic Cooperation & Development |
| 1948 | Prime Minister Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| 15th Oct Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term |
| 1949 | Prime Minister Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| 16th Feb Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 3rd term |
| 1956 | Prime Minister Ishibashi, Tanzan | |
| 23rd Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Japan |
| 1957 | Prime Minister Kishi, Nobusuke | |
| 25th Feb Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term |
| 1958 | Prime Minister Kishi, Nobusuke | |
| 12th June Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term |
| 1960 | Prime Minister Ikeda, Hayato | |
| 19th July Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term |
| 8th Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term |
| 1963 | Prime Minister Ikeda, Hayato | |
| 9th Dec Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 3rd term |
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