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Keizo Obuchi Biography and Timeline

Follow Keizo Obuchi through 6 dated historical records for Japan.

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Keizo Obuchi, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

6Distinct records

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1998–2000Years on this page

1998

30 July 1998

Prime Minister of Japan

Prime Minister of Japan · Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Japan

Role range: 1998-2000 – 1998-2000

30 July 1998

Scandal

Prime Minister of Japan · Tokyo · Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Labelled by the media as Takeshitas "goldfish shit"

Role range: 1998-2000 – 1998-2000

1998

Economy of Japan

Prime Minister of Japan · Tokyo · Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

The Finance Ministry estimates there is a total of $548 billion bad loans

Role range: 1998-2000 – 1998-2000

1999

April 1999

Visit to Tokyo

Prime Minister of Japan · Tokyo · Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Visits the USA to discuss Japanese rearament

5 October 1999

Government

Prime Minister of Japan · Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Reshuffles the Cabinet, forms a coaliton with the Liberal Party & the New Komeito

Role range: 1998-2000 – 1998-2000

2000

4 March 2000

Health of Keizo Obuchi

Prime Minister of Japan · Science / Medicine

Obuchi is hospitalized & forced to rest

Role range: 1998-2000

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.