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| 1994 | Prime Minister |  |
| 30th June Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, heads minority government |
| 1995 | Aum Shinrikyo | |
| 20th Mar Tokyo A nerve gas attack in a Tokyo subway kills eight and injures thousands, the Aum Shinrikyo ("Supreme Truth") cult is to blame |
| 1995 | Bombing of Tokyo | |
| 20th Mar Tokyo A nerve gas attack in a Tokyo subway kills eight and injures thousands, the Aum Shinrikyo ("Supreme Truth") cult is to blame |
| 1995 | Diplomacy | |
| 4th Sep Japanese-American relations are strained after the rape of a 12 yr schoolgirl by two USAmarines and a sailor, citing the end of the cold war, critics question the need to keep 45,000 USAtroops in Japan |
| 1995 | Earthquake | |
| Kobe The Kobe earthquake kills more than 5,000 |
| 1995 | Independence | |
| 4th Sep Japanese-American relations are strained after the rape of a 12 yr schoolgirl by two USAmarines and a sailor, citing the end of the cold war, critics question the need to keep 45,000 USAtroops in Japan |
| 1996 | Resignation | |
| 5th Jan Tokyo Announces his resignation |
