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Incumbents

Emperor: Akihito
Prime Minister: Junichiro Koizumi (L–Kanagawa)
Chief Cabinet Secretary: Yasuo Fukuda (L–Gunma)
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court: Shigeru Yamaguchi until October 30, Akira Machida from November 6
President of the House of Representatives: Tamisuke Watanuki (L–Toyama)
President of the House of Councillors: Yutaka Inoue (L–Chiba) until April 22, Hiroyuki Kurata (L–Chiba)
Diet sessions: 154th (regular, January 21 to July 31), 155th (extraordinary, October 18 to December 13)

Events

George W. Bush addressing a joint session of the Diet, February 19

January

January 15: UFJ Bank founded via the merger of the Sanwa Bank, Ltd., the Tokai Bank, Ltd. and Toyo Trust and Banking Co., Ltd.
January 29: Prime Minister Koizumi fires Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka.

February

February 1: Yoriko Kawaguchi is appointed foreign minister; her previous portfolio of Environment Minister is assumed by Hiroshi Oki.
February 19: U.S. president George W. Bush addresses a joint session of the Diet.

March

March 7: Futoshi Matsunaga and Junko Ogata are arrested for confinement of a 17-year-old girl. They are arrested for seven murders later.

April

April 1: Mizuho Bank founded.
April 1: Domestic Violence Prevention Act becomes effective.
April 21
- E231 series trains are introduced on the Yamanote Line in Tokyo.
- Koizumi visits Yasukuni Shrine.
April 22: The new official residence of the Prime Minister opens next to the old one in Nagatachō, Tokyo.

May

May 31: The World Cup Korea/Japan 2002 begins.

June

June 11: Solar eclipse visible throughout Japan.
June 24: Chiyoda ward in Tokyo bans smoking while walking in public.
June 30
- The World Cup ends.
- Izumi Garden Tower is completed.

August

August 30: The last Mazda 626 rolls off the production line after 23 years. Its successor, the 6, enters production on October 1.

September

September 17: Koizumi visits North Korea; Kim Jong-il admits to the North Korean abduction of Japanese citizens.

October

October 15: Five Japanese abductees return from North Korea.

December

December 1
- Tōhoku Shinkansen extension to Hachinohe Station opens.
- Saikyo Line and Rinkai Line extensions to Osaki Station open, allowing through service.
- Iwate Ginga Line and Aoimori Railway begin operations.

Births

March 25: Rio Sasaki, child actress
December 20: Yuuna Sugiyama, actress and singer

Deaths

March 8: Sanji Hase, voice actor
April 10: Yuji Hyakutake, amateur astronomer
May 13: Morihiro Saito, aikidoka
May 16: Shoichi Arai, professional wrestling promoter
May 24: Toshihito Ito, actor
May 25: Genichi Kawakami, president of Yamaha Corporation from 1950 to 1977
June 13: Hideo Murata, rōkyoku and enka singer
June 15: Hideo Murota, actor
September 12: Mitsuo Ikeda, wrestler
October 12: Nozomi Momoi, AV idol
November 15: Sohn Kee-chung, marathon runner
December 15: Mr. C.B., thoroughbred racehorse
December 21: Prince Takamado
December 28: Koreyoshi Kurahara, screenwriter and director

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Heisei period (1989–present)

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2002 in Asia

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Dependencies and other territories	British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau

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