Sunagawa anti-base protests intensify national debateMay 4, 1955Labels: Sunagawa, Tachikawa Air, FarmersSunagawaMIT VC
Tokyo District Court rules in Sunagawa CaseMar 30, 1959Labels: Sunagawa Case, Tokyo District, Article 9MIT VCSunagawa
Zengakuren breaks into the Diet compoundNov 27, 1959Labels: Zengakuren, National Diet, Student activistsNew LeftBund
Supreme Court overturns Sunagawa decisionDec 16, 1959Labels: Supreme Court, Sunagawa Decision, Article 9MIT VCSunagawa
Revised U.S.–Japan Security Treaty is signedJan 19, 1960Labels: Nobusuke Kishi, US Japan, Washington DMOFA textTreaty
Kishi forces Lower House vote in “May 19 Incident”May 19, 1960Labels: May 19, Nobusuke Kishi, Lower HouseTreatyAnpo
Hagerty Incident highlights U.S. role in crisisJun 10, 1960Labels: James Hagerty, Douglas MacArthur, Haneda AirportAnpo1960 Japan
Clashes at the Diet kill student Michiko KanbaJun 15, 1960Labels: Michiko Kanba, National Diet, Student activistsAnpoKanba
Eisenhower cancels planned Japan visitJun 16, 1960Labels: Dwight D, Japan visit, Diplomatic cancelationState HistKishi
Revised treaty enters into force after ratificationJun 23, 1960Labels: Revised Treaty, Ratification, TokyoTreatyMOFA text
Kishi cabinet resigns after Anpo crisisJul 15, 1960Labels: Kishi Cabinet, Resignation, Anpo Crisis1960 JapanKishi
Asanuma assassination fuels post-Anpo polarizationOct 12, 1960Labels: Inejir Asanuma, Assassination, Japan SocialistAsanuma
Shinjuku riot links Vietnam War to base politicsOct 21, 1968Labels: Shinjuku Riot, Shinjuku Station, Anti VietnamShinjukuSmithsonian
Sato–Nixon communiqué sets Okinawa reversion goalNov 21, 1969Labels: Sato Nixon, Eisaku Sat, Okinawa ReversionNixon FdnJapan Times
Security treaty passes 10-year mark without terminationJan 19, 1970Labels: 1960 Security, Article X, Ten-year markMOFA textTreaty