| 1868 |
Edo renamed Tokyo. Meiji Period begins.
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| 1872 |
First locomotive line between Shimbashi
(Tokyo) and Yokohama opened. |
| 1877 |
First Industrial Exhibition held at
Ueno Park. |
| 1879 |
The First Tokyo-fu ("Tokyo Prefecture")
Conference held. |
| 1882 |
The first zoo opened in Ueno. |
| 1885 |
The first Prime Minister, Ito Hirobumi,
organizes a Cabinet. |
| 1888 |
Municipal organization system started.
|
| 1889 |
The Constitution of Imperial Japan promulgated.
Tokyo-shi ("Tokyo city") established, comprising 15
ku (wards). |
| 1893 |
Three Tama Areas incorporated into Tokyo-fu
from Kanagawa Prefecture. |
| 1894 |
Tokyo-fu Government Building completed
in Marunouchi, Tokyo. |
| 1904 |
Russo-Japanese War begins (ends 1905). |
| 1912 |
Taisho Period begins. |
| 1914 |
World War I begins (ends 1918). Tokyo
Station built of red brick and tiles |
| 1920 |
Japan joins the League of Nations.
First census conducted.
Population of Tokyo-fu 3,699,428, and increasing rapidly. |
| 1923 |
Great Kanto Earthquake: 140,000 people
reported dead or missing, 300,000 houses destroyed. |
| 1925 |
Universal suffrage introduced.
First radio broadcasts. |
| 1926 |
Showa Period begins. |
| 1927 |
First subway line opens between Asakusa
and Ueno. |
| 1931 |
Tokyo Airport opens in Haneda. |
| 1935 |
Population of Tokyo 6.36 million, ranking
with New York and London. |
| 1941 |
Port of Tokyo opens.
Pacific War begins (ends 1945). |
| 1943 |
Metropolitan administration established. |
| 1945 |
March 10: Tokyo hit by heaviest air
raid of the war.
August 15: Japan accepts the Potsdam Declaration.
By October Tokyo's population is 3.49 million, half of its
level in 1940. |
| 1947 |
Constitution of Japan promulgated.
The new local self-government system is introduced, and Seiichiro
Yasui elected first Governor of Tokyo by popular vote under the
new system. |
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| 1949 |
23 special-ward (ku) administration
system starts in Tokyo. |
| 1950 |
Korean War begins (ends 1953). |
| 1951 |
San Fransisco Peace Treaty signed. U.S.-Japan
Security Treaty signed. |
| 1953 |
First television broadcasts. |
| 1956 |
Japan joins the United Nations. |
| 1959 |
Ryutaro Azuma elected Governor of Tokyo. |
| 1960 |
Tokyo and New York City become Sister
Cities. |
| 1962 |
The population of Tokyo breaks the 10
million mark.
Start of period of high-level economic growth. |
| 1964 |
Olympic Games held in Tokyo. |
| 1966 |
Tama New Town Construction Plan decided. |
| 1947 |
Constitution of Japan promulgated.
The new local self-government system is introduced, and Seiichiro
Yasui elected first Governor of Tokyo by popular vote under the
new system. |
| 1949 |
23 special-ward (ku) administration
system starts in Tokyo. |
| 1950 |
Korean War begins (ends 1953). |
| 1951 |
San Fransisco Peace Treaty signed. U.S.-Japan
Security Treaty signed. |
| 1953 |
First television broadcasts. |
| 1956 |
Japan joins the United Nations. |
| 1959 |
Ryutaro Azuma elected Governor of Tokyo. |
| 1960 |
Tokyo and New York City become Sister
Cities. |
| 1962 |
The population of Tokyo breaks the 10
million mark.
Start of period of high-level economic growth. |
| 1964 |
Olympic Games held in Tokyo. |
| 1966 |
Tama New Town Construction Plan decided. |
| 1967 |
Ryokichi Minobe elected Governor, Tokyo's
first reformist Governor. |
| 1969 |
Tokyo Metropolitan Environmental Pollution
Control Ordinance enacted. |
| 1972 |
Japan and China normalize diplomatic
relations. |
| 1973 |
Oil Shock causes supply shortage in
the Japanese economy |
| 1975 |
First public election of ward (ku) mayors. |
| 1979 |
Fifth G7 Economic Summit Meeting held
in Tokyo.
Beijing and Tokyo become Friendship Cities.
Shunichi Suzuki elected Governor. |
| 1982 |
Tokyo and Paris become Sister Cities.
"Long-Term Plan for the Tokyo Metropolis" announced.
|
| 1984 |
Tokyo and the State of New South Wales
(Australia) become Sister States. |
| 1988 |
Tokyo and Seoul become Sister Cities. |
| 1989 |
Heisei Period begins.
Tokyo and Jakarta become Sister Cities. |
| 1990 |
Tokyo becomes Sister State with both
the State of Sao Paulo and Cairo Governorate. |
| 1991 |
New Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office
Building opened in Shinjuku.
Tokyo and Moscow become Sister Cities. |
| 1994 |
Tokyo and Berlin become Sister Cities.
|
| 1995 |
Yukio Aoshima elected Governor. |
| 1996 |
Tokyo and Rome become Sister Cities. |
| 1997 |
"Long-Term Strategies for a Resident-Friendly
Tokyo" announced. |
| 1999 |
Shintaro Ishihara elected Governor.
Financial Rehabilitation Plan announced. |
| 2000 |
Tokyo Plan 2000 announced. |
| 2003 |
Shintaro Ishihara re-elected Governor.
Second Fiscal Reconstruction Promotion Plan announced. |
