TIMELINE JAPAN | 1989 - How did the JAPANESE 1980s end?

All good things must come to an end… and unfortunately, that includes the Japanese 1980s!

And fittingly, 1989 arrives carrying some very, very heavy themes. This was the year the decade truly peaked, where Japan said goodbye to some of the most legendary figures in its long history, where the country once again flexed its creativity and cultural influence, and where Japan had fully regained its confidence as a nation that could not only eat its own lunch… but probably yours, too!

Oh, and money....
There is a lot of money to talk about this year!

IKIMASHŌ! LET’S DO THIS!

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Intro
01:27 - Hirohito Dies
04:29 - Misora Hibari’s Final Single
07:29 - Tezuka Osamu Dies
09:28 - Consumption Tax
11:01 - COMMERCIAL 1
11:40 - (SERIES) Ranma 1/2
12:17 - K.Y. Reef Carvings
14:52 - GameBoy
17:34 - “Diamonds”
18:38 - SOS Incident
21:39 - COMMERCIAL 2
22:20 - R32 Skyline GTR
24:41 - Sony Buys Columbia Pictures
26:40 - The Best Ten
28:27 - Berserk
30:19 - Mitsubishi Buys Rockefeller Center
31:53 - (MOVIE) Beijing Watermelon
32:26 - Nikkei Stock Index Peaks
34:08 - Outro