June 1989

Uno Sosuke become Prime Minister.

August 1989

Kaifu Toshiki becomes Prime Minister.

November 1991

Miyazawa Kiichi becomes Prime Minister.

January 17, 1995

 An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 strikes the Kobe area killing over 5,000 people and causing $100 billion is property loses.

February 1998

Winter Olympics games held in Nagano.

July 1998

 Obuchi Keizo becomes new Prime Minister.

April 5, 2000

Mori Yoshiro replaces Obuchi as Prime Minister.

April 5, 2001

Mori formally announces his resignation.

April 26, 2001

Koizumi becomes the new Prime Minister in the Diet and then appointed by the Emperor.