- 2002 in Japan
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dn3=2030s2002 was the 14th year ofHeisei inJapan .Incumbents
* Emperor:
Akihito
* Prime Minister:Junichiro Koizumi
*Chief Cabinet Secretary :Yasuo Fukuda
*Governor of Tokyo :Shintaro Ishihara Events
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January 15 :UFJ Bank founded.
*January 29 : Koizumi fires Foreign MinisterMakiko Tanaka .
*February 1 :Yoriko Kawaguchi is appointed foreign minister; her previous portfolio of Environment Minister is assumed byHiroshi Oki .
*February 19 : U.S. presidentGeorge W. Bush addresses a joint session of the Diet.
*March 7 :Futoshi Matsunaga andJunko Ogata are arrested for confinement of a 17-year-old girl. They are arrested for seven murders later.
*April 1 :Mizuho Bank founded.
*April 1 : Domestic Violence Prevention Act becomes effective.
*April 21 :E231 series trains are introduced on theYamanote Line in Tokyo.
*May 31 : World Cup Korea/Japan 2002 begins.
*June 11 :Solar eclipse visible throughout Japan.
*June 30 : World Cup ends.
*June 30 :Izumi Garden Tower is completed.
*September 17 : Koizumi visitsNorth Korea ;Kim Jong-il admits to the North Korean abduction of Japanese citizens.
*October 15 : Five Japanese abductees return from North Korea.
*December 1 :Tōhoku Shinkansen extension toHachinohe Station opens.
*December 1 :Saikyo Line andRinkai Line extensions toOsaki Station open, allowing through service.
*December 1 :Iwate Ginga Railway andAoimori Railway begin operations.Deaths
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April 10 :Yuji Hyakutake , amateur astronomer
*November 15 :Sohn Kee-chung , marathon runner
*December 21 :Prince Takamado
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