- 1991 in Japan
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in?= in Japan
cp=19th Century
c=20th century
cf=21st centuryyp1=1988
yp2=1989
yp3=1990
year=1991
ya1=1992
ya2=1993
ya3=1994
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dn3=2020s1991 was the third year ofHeisei inJapan .Incumbents
* Emperor:
Akihito
* Prime Minister:Toshiki Kaifu ,Kiichi Miyazawa Events
* April 1:
Tokyo Metropolitan Government moved its offices fromMarunouchi to theTokyo Metropolitan Government Building inShinjuku .
* April 26: Self-Defense Forces dispatched to assist in theGulf War .
* June 20:Tohoku Shinkansen line is extended fromUeno Station toTokyo Station .
* July 31: Lotte Orions baseball team announces it will move to Chiba and become theChiba Lotte Marines .
* September 11: USS Independence is based atYokosuka , becoming theUnited States Navy 's only forward-deployedaircraft 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 Companytatistics
*Yen value: US$1 = ¥124.85 (Dec. 31)
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