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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1996, Jan. 5 | |
Murayama resigned as prime minister of Japan, saying that the country needed new leadership. The Parliament subsequently voted in Hashimoto Ry tar of the Liberal Democratic Party to be his successor. | 1 |
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| Two Japanese banks merged to form the largest bank in the world in terms of assets. It was called the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd. | 2 |
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| In elections, Hashimoto was reelected as prime minister, and his Liberal Democratic Party almost won the majority in the Diet. | 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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