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[[Image:Keizo Obuchi.jpg|thumb|right|Keizō Obuchi, former PM of Japan]]

[[Image:Keizo Obuchi.jpg|thumb|right|Keizō Obuchi, former PM of Japan]]

'''Keizō Obuchi,''' (小渕恵三 ''Obuchi Keizō'') (25 June 1937 – 14 May 2000) was the 48th [[Japan]]ese prime minister, 1998-2000, best known for his 1998 public apology to [[South Korea]] for [[war crimes]] from World War II.

'''Keizō Obuchi,''' (小渕恵三 ''Obuchi Keizō'') (25 June 1937 – 14 May 2000) was the 48th [[Japan]]ese prime minister, 1998–2000, best known for his 1998 public apology to [[South Korea]] for [[war crimes]] from World War II.

He was first elected to the [[National Diet]] in November 1963 when he was elected to the House of Representatives. He was appointed as parliamentary vice-minister of posts and telecommunications in 1970 and remained involved information and communications affairs until he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1997 and Prime Minister on 30 July 1998.<ref>http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/profile/career/career.html</ref>

He was first elected to the [[National Diet]] in November 1963 when he was elected to the House of Representatives. He was appointed as parliamentary vice-minister of posts and telecommunications in 1970 and remained involved information and communications affairs until he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1997 and Prime Minister on 30 July 1998.<ref>http://www.kantei.go.jp/foreign/profile/career/career.html</ref>