History

According to the plans, the site's first reactor was to be completed in December 1963 and the second in 1965.

"Wednesday was a red-letter day for me. With a thrill and also a feeling of antipathy, I left home early to go to the polls."

People thronged European-style cafes and breathed new air with new lungs. At the center of it all were the "mobo" and "moga": modern boys and girls, respectively.

Aikitsu Tanakadate was a leading light in Japan's early research into earthquakes, and urged the government to get involved in damage control measures.

A history-making trip by the emperor and a draft of the postwar Constitution make this month's look back on newspapers past particularly historical.

Tour not only highlighted Japan’s newfound position alongside Allied powers in the aftermath of World War I, it also had a profound effect on the young crown prince.

Inspired by the ‘Manyoshu,’ a peasant-poet took the Japanese capital by eloquent storm.

Fifty years ago, Japan began to gear up for the 1972 Sapporo Olympics with some pre-game events to test the facilities.

When nine swordsmen stormed a temple in 1863 they cut the heads of three statues, making a political statement that reverberates to this day.