Obuchi Forms Coalition Cabinet In Tokyo, Japan On October 05, 1999. [Getty Images]

JAPAN - OCTOBER 05: Obuchi Forms Coalition Cabinet In Tokyo, Japan On October 05, 1999 - Foreign Minister Yohei Konoat the Prime Minister's Official Residence. (Photo by Kurita KAKU/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

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