The middle part of Showa(1946-1965)

Main Events in Japan 1946 Constitution of Japan was promulgated 1949 Hideki Yukawa received the Nobel Prize 1950 Kinkakuji(Golden Pavilion)was destructed by fire 1951 Japan signed the San Francisco Peace Treaty 1953 TV broadcasting service began 1956 Japan participated in United Nations 1960 Japan signed Japan-U.S. Security Treaty 1964 Olympic was held in Tokyo The Tokaido Shinkansen was completed

Main Events in the World 1948 Declaration of the Rights of man 1949 Birth of People's Republic of China 1950 Korean War began 1951 completion of Pacific Ocean Treaty 1957 Soviet Union succeed at launching of a satellite 1960 Independence of African Nations 1961 East Germany prohibited the traffic to West Berlin against people 1963 Kennedy, the president of the United States was assassined

Energy-related Events 1947 Each household was provided one flash bulb 1948 Free sale was admitted against match in eight years 1951 America was succeeded to develop nuclear power using experimental breeder reactor 1952 HONDA Company completed auxiliary engine of bicycle 1955 TOSHIBA Company launched electrical rice cooker 1960 OPEC was set up 1961 Japan Airlines entered the nation's first jet plane service 1963 Japan succeeded to develop nuclear power for the first time

Gas industry of those days in Japan

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