Prime Minister of Japan
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, heads minority Government
Role range: 1994-1996 – 1994-1996
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Tomiichi Murayama Biography and Timeline
Follow Tomiichi Murayama through 8 dated historical records for Japan.
Tomiichi Murayama, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
8Distinct records
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1994–1996Years on this page
1994
1995
Aum Shinrikyo
A nerve gas attack in a Tokyo subway kills eight and injures thousands, the Aum Shinrikyo ("Supreme Truth") cult is to blame
Role range: 1994-1996 – 1994-1996
Bombing of Tokyo
A nerve gas attack in a Tokyo subway kills eight and injures thousands, the Aum Shinrikyo ("Supreme Truth") cult is to blame
Role range: 1994-1996 – 1994-1996
Cold War
Japanese-American relations are strained after the rape of a 12 yr schoolgirl by two US marines and a sailor, citing the end of the cold war, critics question the need to keep 45,000 US troops in Japan
Role range: 1994-1996 – 1994-1996
Independence of Japan
Japanese-American relations are strained after the rape of a 12 yr schoolgirl by two US marines and a sailor, citing the end of the cold war, critics question the need to keep 45,000 US troops in Japan
Role range: 1994-1996 – 1994-1996
Japanese-American relations are strained
Japanese-American relations are strained after the rape of a 12 yr schoolgirl by two US marines and a sailor, citing the end of the cold war, critics question the need to keep 45,000 US troops in Japan
Role range: 1994-1996 – 1994-1996
Earthquake
The Kobe earthquake kills more than 5,000
Role range: 1994-1996 – 1994-1996
1996
Resignation of Tomiichi Murayama
Announces his resignation
Role range: 1994-1996
Records, sources and methodology
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