1897 |
The first edition, comprising six pages, published March 22. |
1918 |
Absorbs The Japan Mail, published by an Englishman; published under joint management as The Japan Times and Mail. |
1933 |
Hitoshi Ashida, who became prime minister after World War II, becomes 11th president. |
1934 |
The Japan Times Co., Ltd. Established. |
1940 |
Absorbs The Japan Advertiser (Tokyo) and The Japan Chronicle (Kobe); published under joint management as The Japan Times & Advertiser, effective as of January 1, 1941. |
1943 |
Name changed to Nippon Times. |
1951 |
First Issue of The Student Times, an English-Japanese bilingual weekly paper, launched. |
1956 |
Shintaro Fukushima becomes 15th president. |
1957 |
International air mail daily edition of The Japan Times start. Wins the Nihon Shimbun Kyokai(Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association) prize. |
1960 |
The Japan Times Weekly launched. |
1966 |
New headquarters building completed in Shibaura, Minato-ku. Moves there from Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku. |
1976 |
Partly computerized cold typesetting system introduced. |
1983 |
Toshiaki Ogasawara becomes 18th president. |
1985 |
Production system fully computerized. |
1989 |
New office building, named The Japan Times-Nifco Building, completed. Color offset rotary press installed. |
1990 |
The Student Times is renamed the Shukan ST. Printing of The Japan Times Weekly International Edition starts in Los Angeles. |
1997 |
Centennial of The Japan Times. |
2006 |
Yukiko Ogasawara becomes 19th president. |
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See our first issue: March 22, 1897
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