As the Korean War raged on in December 1950, Western powers vied to restore Japan as a “great Asian power” to counter global communism. In December 2000, a teenage boy bombed a video store in Kabukicho. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/japan/history/tokyo-population-communism-inflation-kabukicho-bomb-1925-1950-1975-2000/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #tokyo #population #taisho #coldwar #inflation #shinjukuward #kabukicho

‘Gay, exuberant, crazy’ — the Taisho Era (1912-26) was a time of cultural upheaval and political fomentation that, in spite of its brevity, left a lasting impression on Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/16/japan/history/taisho-democracy-turbulent-era/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #taisho #communism #takashihara#junichirotanizaki #moderngirls #seito #raichohiratsuka #sakaeosugi #noeito #sadakosawamura