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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>
He dies of a stroke, whilst still in office on 14 May 2000 and was succeeded by the spectacularly unpopular Yoshirō Mori.
He died of a stroke, whilst still in office on 14 May 2000 and was succeeded by the spectacularly unpopular Yoshirō Mori.
==Apology==
==Apology==
The press release of his apology read:
The press release of his apology read: