= 2000 General Elections = The '''2000 General elections''' were called early by [[Japan/YoshirouMori|Mori]]. They were held on June 25th, 2000. <> ---- == History == The last [[Japan/Diet#House_of_Representatives|lower house]] [[Japan/Elections|elections]] were held in [[Japan/1996GeneralElections|1996]]. [[Japan/KeizouObuchi|Obuchi]] died on April 1st. [[Japan/YoshirouMori|Mori]] emerged from the leadership contest as the new prime minister, but due to a series of gaffes he was deeply unpopular. The most notable of these gaffes involved referring to Japan as a '''divine nation''' ('''神の国''', ''kami no kuni''), invoking language from Imperial Japanese law. While the elections were technically called early, the diet's term would have expired just a couple months later in October. ---- == Results == ---- CategoryRicottone