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| 1878 | Yoshida, Shigeru |  |
| 22nd Sep Tokyo Born into the samurai family of the Tosa Clan |
| 1881 | Itagaki, Taisuke | |
| Helps found the Liberal Party, 1st political party in Japan |
| 1889 | Itagaki, Taisuke | |
| Helps draft the Meiji Constitution |
| 1890 | Itagaki | |
| Appointed Party Leader of the Liberal Party |
| 1895 | Ito | |
| Appointed Party Leader of the Liberal Party |
| 1906 | Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| Graduates from Tokyo University |
| 1915 | Hatoyama, Ichiro | |
| Tokyo Appointed Member of the Diet |
| 1945 | Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister |
| 1946 | Hatoyama, Ichiro | |
| Tokyo Banned from holding office by the Americans |
| Tokyo Helps reform the Liberal Party |
| 1946 | Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| 22nd May Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term |
| 20th Sep Tokyo Labor Relations Adjustment Law |
| 21st Oct Tokyo Second Land Reform Act |
| 3rd Nov The new constitution is promulgated |
| 1947 | Tanaka, Kakuei | |
| First Elected to the Japanese Parliament |
| 1947 | Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| Jan Tokyo A strike campaign by government workers causes the end of the Yoshida cabinet |
| Mar Tokyo The USAannounces the Truman Doctrine |
| 31st Mar Tokyo Fundemental Law of Education |
| 3rd May The new constitution takes effect |
| 1952 | Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| 30th Oct Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 4th term |
| 1953 | Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| 21st May Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 5th term |
| 1961 | Yoshida, Shigeru | |
| Yoshida's memoirs are translated into English |
