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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1988 | |
The Dai-ichi Kangy Bank of Japan was ranked the largest in the world. | 1 |
| 1989, Jan | |
| Emperor Hirohito died. He was succeeded by his son, Akihito, and the new reign period was to be called Heisei (Complete Peace). | 2 |
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| Kaifu Toshiki (b. 1931) became prime minister. The Socialist Party had been gaining ground against the LDP, but was unable to capitalize in the Feb. 1990 elections. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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