1991 in Japan

1991 in Japan

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c=20th century
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yp2=1989
yp3=1990
year=1991
ya1=1992
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1991 was the third year of Heisei in Japan.

Incumbents

* Emperor: Akihito
* Prime Minister: Toshiki Kaifu, Kiichi Miyazawa

Events

* April 1: Tokyo Metropolitan Government moved its offices from Marunouchi to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Shinjuku.
* April 26: Self-Defense Forces dispatched to assist in the Gulf War.
* June 20: Tohoku Shinkansen line is extended from Ueno Station to Tokyo Station.
* July 31: Lotte Orions baseball team announces it will move to Chiba and become the Chiba Lotte Marines.
* September 11: USS Independence is based at Yokosuka, becoming the United States Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier.
* September 27: Typhoon Mireille kills 45 people in Japan.
* October 3: Kaifu resigns as prime minister.
* November 5: Miyazawa announces his first cabinet.

Births

* October 23: Princess Mako

Deaths

* January 2: Hiroshi Noma, author
* January 29: Yasushi Inoue, author
* May 15: Shintaro Abe, politician
* June 3: Takeshi Nagata, earth scientist
* August 5: Soichiro Honda, founder of Honda Motor Company

tatistics

*Yen value: US$1 = ¥124.85 (Dec. 31)


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