Tokyo’s first subways were but a dream on a drawing board in October 1925. Also, a quarter of a century later in October 1950, nearly 150 students were arrested for a violent protest at Waseda University. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/japan/history/japan-nobel-chemistry-subway-waseda-student-protest-1925-1950-1975-2000/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #subway #tokyometro #infrastructure #tokyometropolitanassembly #wasedauniversity #students #studentprotests #lowerhouse #inflation #nobelprize #chemistry #hidekishirakawa