The latter part of Showa(1966-1988)

Main Events in Japan 1966 ANA's place crushed into off the coat of Haneda University dispute began 1970 Japan World Exposition was held Yukio Mishima killed himself 1972 Coalition Red Army held hostages in Asama lodge Okinawa's reversion to Japanese administration Normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China Winter Olympic Game was held in Sapporo, Japan 1973 Japan was hit by the oil crises Sufferers of Minamata mercury poisoning got the case 1976 Lockheed (payoff) scandal 1978 Invader game made waves across the country Narita international airport opened 1984 Glyco, Morinaga incident 1988 Seto Bridge was opened

Main Events in the World 1962 Cuban crisis 1963 President Kennedy was assassinated 1966 Proletarian revolution in China 1969 the Apollo 11 rocket made the first-ever lunar landing 1973 Water gate scandal Yom Kippur War 1975 End to the Vietnam War 1979 Establishment of diplomatic ties between America and China 1980 Iran-Iraq War 1983 Shooting down KAL airliner 1986 Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident

Energy-related Events 1973 Oil shock 1974 Sunshine Project to make gas from sun, geothermal heat, and coal got to show on the road 1978 The number of customers of city gas exceeded 15 million across the country 1979 Three Mile Island (nuclear power plant) accident 1982 Coal mine in Yubali was closed down 1985 Vienna Convention was adopted 1986 The price of oil dropped suddenly Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident

Gas industry of those days in Japan

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