2003 in Japan

2003 in Japan

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2003 was the 15th year of Heisei in Japan.

Incumbents

* Emperor: Akihito
* Prime Minister: Junichiro Koizumi
* Chief Cabinet Secretary: Yasuo Fukuda
* Governor of Tokyo: Shintaro Ishihara

Events

*March 19: Extension of the Eidan Hanzomon Line from Suitengumae to Oshiage becomes operational.
*March 31: Agriculture Minister Tadamori Oshima resigns due to a farm subsidy scandal; Koizumi replaces him with Yoshiyuki Kamei.
*April 1: The Postal Agency becomes Japan Post, a public corporation.
*April 1: Saitama becomes a city designated by government ordinance.
*April 25: Grand opening of Roppongi Hills.
*July 7: Noto Airport opens.
*July 26: Diet of Japan authorizes the deployment of Japanese troops to Iraq.
*August 10: Okinawa Monorail opens.
*September 20: Koizumi announces a new cabinet: Taro Aso becomes Minister of Internal Affairs, Shoichi Nakagawa becomes Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Sadakazu Tanigaki becomes Minister of Finance and Yuriko Koike becomes Minister of Environment.
*September 26: The Liberal Party merges into the Democratic Party of Japan.
*October 1: Shinagawa Station opens platforms for the Tōkaidō Shinkansen.
*October 10: House of Representatives is dissolved.
*November 9: In the Japan general election, 2003, the Democratic Party of Japan realizes a slight gain against the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

Deaths

*January 12: Kenji Fukasaku, film director
*April 20: Daijiro Kato, motorcycle racer
*October 31: Kamato Hongo, oldest person in the world
*November 13: Mitoyo Kawate, oldest person in the world


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