Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03

2000 in Japan

Explore 5 historical events and records for Japan in 2000.

Historical records for Japan in 2000

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March

Health of Keizo Obuchi

Obuchi, Keizo · Prime Minister of Japan · Science / Medicine

Obuchi is hospitalized & forced to rest

Prime Minister of Japan

Aoki, Mikio · Prime Minister of Japan · Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Japan due to the ill health of Obuchi

April

Prime Minister of Japan

Mori, Yosiro · Prime Minister of Japan · Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term

July

Prime Minister of Japan

Mori, Yosiro · Prime Minister of Japan · Government / Liberal-Democratic Party Government

Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term

Other events (month unknown)

Legendary Historical Status

Itoku · Japan · House / House of Legendary

Modern historians generally classify Itoku among Japan's legendary early emperors because no contemporary evidence confirms his reign.

How these records were prepared

Generated from the World History Database historical_events table. Identical display records are collapsed; descriptions otherwise retain the stored text. Coverage and source quality vary. Check primary and specialist sources before citing individual historical claims.