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| Death of Kurosawa, Akira Kurosawa, Akira |  |
| 6th Sep Death of Akira Kurosawa |
| Diplomacy Akihito | |
| May British POWs demostrate & demand an apology & compensation |
| May Emperor Akihito & Empress Michiko visit Britain |
| May Recieves the Order of the Garter from the British Royal Familly |
| Diplomacy Hashimoto, Ryutaro | |
| Visits Britain & apologizes to British WWII POWs |
| Diplomacy Michiko | |
| May Emperor Akihito & Empress Michiko visit Britain |
| Economy Hashimoto, Ryutaro | |
| April By April a record 17,500 businesses in Japan have gone bankrupt |
| Economy Obuchi, Keizo | |
| Tokyo The Finance Ministry estimates there is a total of $548 billion bad loans |
| Election Hashimoto, Ryutaro | |
| During the Upper House elections the LDP loses its majority & Hashimoto resigns to take responsibility for this failure |
| Honours Akihito | |
| May Receives the Order of the Garter from the British Royal Familly |
| Prime Minister Obuchi, Keizo | |
| 30th July Tokyo Appointed Prime Minister of Japan |
| Resignation of Hashimoto Hashimoto, Ryutaro | |
| During the Upper House elections the LDP loses its majority & Hashimoto resigns to take responsibility for this failure |
| Scandal Obuchi, Keizo | |
| 30th July Tokyo Labelled by the media as Takeshita's "goldfish shit" |
