2000 in Japan
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| Years in Japan: | 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 |
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| Years: | 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 |
2000 was the 12th year of Heisei in Japan.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Emperor: Akihito
- Prime Minister: Keizo Obuchi, Yoshiro Mori
- Chief Cabinet Secretary: Mikio Aoki, Hidenao Nakagawa, Yasuo Fukuda
- Governor of Tokyo: Shintaro Ishihara
[edit] Events
- January 26: The Southern All-Stars release "Tsunami," the best-selling CD single in Japanese history.
- April 1: Ritsumeikan Asia-Pacific University opens in Ōita Prefecture.
- April 2: Prime Minister Obuchi suffers a massive stroke and is hospitalized.
- April 4: Obuchi cabinet resigns.
- April 5: Yoshiro Mori is elected prime minister.
- May 14: Obuchi dies.
- May 15: Mori makes his first major gaffe, referring to Japan as a "nation of gods with the Emperor at its center."
- June 25: Japan general election, 2000.
- July 8: Volcanic eruption on Miyakejima.
- July 19: Bank of Japan issues the first 2,000-yen banknotes.
- July 21: G8 Summit held in Okinawa.
- August 1: New 500-yen coins enter circulation.
- September 2: Miyakejima is evacuated as the eruption continues.
- November 8: Japanese Red Army leader Fusako Shigenobu is arrested in Osaka.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- May 10: Kaneto Shiozawa, voice actor
- May 14: Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi

