Heisei Period Timeline

1989
Emperor Heisei takes the throne, thus begining the Heisei Period

1991
Miyazawa Kiichi becomes the new Prime Minister of Japan

1995
A massive earthquake with a richtor scale rating of 7.2 hits Kobe, Japan

1996
The largest bank in the world is opened in Japan

1998
Obuchi Keizo becomes Prime Minister of Japan; winter Olympics are held in Nagano Japan

2000
Obuchi Keizo becomes Prime Minister of Japan

2001
Mori resigns, Koizumi becomes the new Prime Minister of Japan

2002
the 2002 Fifa World Cup (soccer) is hosted in Japan

2003
Japan introduces it's first ever healthy foods expo

2004
The New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners to play their opening 2004 season game at Tokoyo Dome

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