Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who led a coalition government from June 1994 to January 1996 as the leader of the Japan Socialist Party, died on Friday in Tokyo. He was 101. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/17/japan/politics/tomiichi-murayama-dies-101/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tomiichimurayama #obituary