Tokyo in the Space Age
The atlas holds 52 people and 81 moments here, from 1957 to 2026. The most recorded lives are Shinzo Abe, Ichirou Mizuki and Momoko Kōchi.
Notable people
Jimmy Carter
in 1979
1 moment here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
John Lennon
in 1977
1 moment here
English musician, songwriter, artist and peace activist; co-founder of the Beatles. This chronology records documented physical presence at…
Junko Tabei
in 1958
1 moment here
Japanese mountaineer, author, and teacher. Tabei became the first woman to summit Mount Everest in 1975 and the first woman to complete the Seven…
Kenzaburō Ōe
in 2013
1 moment here
Japanese novelist, short-story writer, essayist, Nobel laureate, and prominent pacifist and anti-nuclear campaigner.…
Khaleda Zia
in 2005
1 moment here
Bangladeshi politician who was prime minister of Bangladesh in 1991–1996 and 2001–2006, chaired the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from 1984 until her…
Kim Dae-jung
from 1972 to 1973
2 moments here
South Korean politician, democracy activist, and eighth president of South Korea (1998–2003).…
Li Keqiang
in 2018
1 moment here
Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…
Liu Xiaobo
in 1989
1 moment here
Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, human-rights activist, and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.…
Maurice Wilkins
in 1982
1 moment here
New Zealand-born British physicist and biophysicist whose career ran from solid-state physics and wartime atomic research to X-ray diffraction…
Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1991
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Momoko Kōchi
from 1968 to 1998
6 moments here
Japanese film, stage, and television actress, born Momoko Ōkōchi. She became widely known for playing Emiko Yamane in Godzilla (1954), later worked…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 2009
1 moment here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Muhammad Ali
in 1976
1 moment here
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Nguyễn Phú Trọng
in 2015
1 moment here
Vietnamese politician and political theorist who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 2011 until his death in 2024, and…
Olav V
in 1983
1 moment here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Park Chung Hee
in 1961
1 moment here
Park Chung-hee was a South Korean army officer and politician who led the May 16 coup in 1961 and served as president from 1963 until his…
P. Ramlee
in 1963
1 moment here
Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Puteh, known as P. Ramlee, was a Malaysian actor, singer, composer, and filmmaker.…
Prince
in 1990
1 moment here
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
Rajendra Prasad
in 1958
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, independence leader, journalist and statesman who became the first President of India, serving from 1950 to 1962.…
Rajiv Gandhi
in 1985
1 moment here
Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian aircraft pilot and politician who served as prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989.…
Ronald Reagan
from 1983 to 1989
3 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
in 1973
1 moment here
Bangladeshi political leader, founding president of Bangladesh, and prime minister. His documented life moved from childhood and schooling in Bengal…
Shinzo Abe
from 1977 to 2020
6 moments here
Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…
Teresa Teng
in 1985
1 moment here
Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng (Teng Li-yun; 1953–1995) became one of the most influential popular vocalists in the Chinese-speaking world and across…
Moments
- 1995 Formal visit to Tokyo Diana, Princess of Wales
- 1996 CHANEL at PARCO Theatre Momoko Kōchi
- 1997 Super Robot Spirits opening live Ichirou Mizuki
- 1997 Death at Kyorin University Hospital Toshiro Mifune
- 1998 Death in Setagaya Akira Kurosawa
- 1998 Baptism during final hospitalization Momoko Kōchi
- 1998 State visit to Tokyo Jiang Zemin
- 1998 Death at Japanese Red Cross Medical Center Momoko Kōchi
- 1999 Presidential tour of Japan Hugo Chávez
- 2000 Arrival in Tokyo and resignation Alberto Fujimori
- 2001 Official visit to Japan Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 2005 State visit to Tokyo Khaleda Zia
- 2005 Tokyo passport and election announcement Alberto Fujimori
- 2006 Appointment as prime minister Shinzo Abe
- 2007 Resignation announcement Shinzo Abe
- 2008 Nikkei Future of Asia conference Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
- 2009 State visit to Tokyo Muammar Gaddafi
- 2011 Peace-process meeting in Tokyo Benigno Aquino III
- 2012 LDP presidency campaign visit to Yasukuni Shinzo Abe
- 2013 Anti-nuclear rally speech Kenzaburō Ōe
- 2013 Yasukuni Shrine visit as prime minister Shinzo Abe
- 2015 State visit to Japan Benigno Aquino III
- 2015 Talks with Shinzo Abe Nguyễn Phú Trọng
- 2018 Official visit to Japan Li Keqiang
- 2018 50th-anniversary concert Ichirou Mizuki
- 2018 Working visit to Japan Edgar Lungu
- 2020 Retirement announcement Shinzo Abe
- 2022 49th Kayosai performance Ichirou Mizuki
- 2022 Final stage with Mitsuko Horie Ichirou Mizuki
- 2022 Death in Tokyo hospital Ichirou Mizuki
- 2026 Death in Tokyo Yayoi Kusama