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June 22 - Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea signed in Tokyo. August 1 - According to an official confirmed report from the Japan Coast Guard , the cruise ship Yasoshima Maru collided with a runaway tugboat and capsized in Osaka Bay , total 20 passenger and crew were lost to lives.
January 18 to 19 - According to Japan National Police Agency official confirmed report, a fierce battle between riot police unit and extreme and core university students in Yasuda Auditorium, Tokyo University, during the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. A total of 457 students were arrested and 757 injured.
Graph of global conflict deaths from 1945 to 1989 from various sources. This is a list of wars that began between 1945 and 1989.Other wars can be found in the historical lists of wars and the list of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity.
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Japan quickly transformed in one generation from an isolated feudal society to a modern industrialized nation state and an emerging great power. 1876: Akizuki, Hagi and Shinpūren Rebellions. 1877: Satsuma Rebellion. 1878: 23 August: Takebashi incident: A riot by underpaid Imperial Guards. 1884: Chichibu incident: A peasants rebellion. 1890: 29 ...
March 11 – A spa hotel caught fire in Minakami, Gunma Prefecture, causing 30 deaths, 29 injuries, according to Japan Fire and Disaster Management Agency official confirmed report. [2] March 25 – Hachinohe Rinkai Line was opened. April 1 - Japan switches to the Metric system. April 26 - Japan's biggest postwar public transportation strike.
In 1968 and 1969, student protests at several Japanese universities ultimately forced the closure of campuses across Japan. Known as daigaku funsō (大学紛争, lit. 'university troubles') [1] or daigaku tōsō (大学闘争, 'university struggles'), [2] the protests were part of the worldwide protest cycle in 1968 [3] and the late-1960s Japanese protest cycle, including the Anpo protests of ...
Between 1953 and 1965, GDP expanded by more than 9% per year, manufacturing and mining by 13%, construction by 11%, and infrastructure by 12%. In 1965 these sectors employed more than 41% of the labor force, whereas only 26% remained in agriculture. [5] Japan's highly acclaimed post-war education system contributed strongly to the modernizing ...