1999 in Japan

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1999 was the 11th year of Heisei in Japan.

Incumbents

* Emperor: Akihito
* Prime Minister: Keizo Obuchi
* Chief Cabinet Secretary: Hiromu Nonaka, Mikio Aoki
* Governor of Tokyo: Yukio Aoshima, Shintaro Ishihara

Events

*January 1: Telephone numbers in Osaka are extended to ten digits, and mobile phone numbers throughout Japan are extended to eleven.
*March 3: The Bank of Japan announces its zero interest rate policy.
*April 11: Shintaro Ishihara is elected governor of Tokyo.
*July 23: ANA Flight 61 survives a hijacking attempt and lands safely.
*July 31: Rock band Glay gathers about the audiences of 200,000 people at a specially installed pay parking lot of Makuhari Messe in Chiba and hold a Japanese historical concert.
*August 9: National Flag and Anthem Act is passed.
*November 10: Diet of Japan holds its first Question Time.
*December 4: Yamagata Shinkansen extension to Shinjō Station opens.

Deaths

*January 31: Shohei Baba, professional wrestler
*November 29: Kaoru Iwamoto, "go" player