2000 in Japan

Years in Japan: 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

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Years: 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

2000 was the 12th year of Heisei in Japan.

[edit] Incumbents

January 26: The Southern All-Stars release "Tsunami," the best-selling CD single in Japanese history. April 1: Ritsumeikan Asia-Pacific University opens in ÅŒita Prefecture. April 2: Prime Minister Obuchi suffers a massive stroke and is hospitalized. April 4: Obuchi cabinet resigns. April 5: Yoshiro Mori is elected prime minister. May 14: Obuchi dies. May 15: Mori makes his first major gaffe, referring to Japan as a "nation of gods with the Emperor at its center." June 25: Japan general election, 2000. July 8: Volcanic eruption on Miyakejima. July 19: Bank of Japan issues the first 2,000-yen banknotes. July 21: G8 Summit held in Okinawa. August 1: New 500-yen coins enter circulation. September 2: Miyakejima is evacuated as the eruption continues. November 8: Japanese Red Army leader Fusako Shigenobu is arrested in Osaka.