TIMELINE JAPAN | 1980 - What Happened in Japan in the 80s?

There’s just something magical about those years between 1980 and 1989 that can’t quite be bottled up in a few words. And while many feel that nostalgic pull for the 80s through the lens of American pop culture, Japan was experiencing an even bigger glow-up.

The bubble economy was in overdrive, money was flowing like sake at a company party, and the country felt unstoppable on its way to becoming the world’s next superpower. It was a golden age where the modern image of Japan — the music, the fashion, the tech, the games, the pop culture — was being forged day by day.

This is TIMELINE Japan, and the year is 1980!

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Intro
01:50 - Beatle Busted!
02:49 - Celica Camry
03:55 - Casio C-80
05:04 - Train Derailment
05:57 - Leaky University
07:18 - Commercial Time!
07:56 - White Day-but
08:56 - Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur
09:16 - Sweat in a Can
10:28 - A Star is Born
11:19 - 100 Million-Yen-Found Incident
13:18 - Kagemusha
13:46 - Game & Watch
14:40 - Pac-Man
16:02 - Baseball Record
16:57 - Prime Minister Dies
18:00 - Toilet Revolution
19:31 - Jesus Ark
20:45 - Shizuoka Mall Explosion
21:25 - Commercial Time! (2)
21:50 - "King of Laughter" dies
22:20 - A Star Calls it Quits
23:35 - Pole Position
24:13 - Outro