Japan allowed U.S. nuclear-armed warships to call at its ports without prior consultation in a secret agreement during Cold ...

Kō Nakajima, “Yutaka Matsuzawa’s Psi Zashiki Room” (1969), one image from a projection of twenty 35-milimeter color slides (courtesy of Keiō University Art Center, Tokyo) It is the rare exhibition ...

A history of Japan podcast about the massive coalminers strike in Miike on the island of Kyushu in 1960, and its impact on the Japanese economy, Japanese unions and the Japanese left. Submitted by ...

Between the end of World War II and the end of the Cold War, Japan underwent what has been coined an 'economic miracle'. By the end of the 'golden 60s', Japan was the second-largest economy in the ...

In 1960, Japan erupted in massive protests against the U.S.–Japan Security Treaty. Millions took to the streets, students clashed with police, and the government nearly collapsed. This video unpacks ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a cover story about Premiere Eisaku Sato, TIME magazine explored the world of Japan in the 1960s, from politics to arts and ...