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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
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- 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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