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1603 Tokugawa Ieyasu establishes Shogunate Government (Tokugawa Shogunate) in the town of Edo. Edo period begins.
1657 Major fire in Edo claims over 100,000 lives.
1674 Seki Takakazu publishes Hatsubi-Sanpo, presenting solutions to algebraic equations.
1718 Firefighting organizations established.
1721 First population census conducted (Edo’s population about 1.3 million).
1722 Koishikawa Yojosho established as the first free hospital by the government.
1854 Treaty of Peace and Amity between Japan and the U.S. concluded (Japan ends seclusion policy).
1867 Tokugawa Yoshinobu, last shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate, resigns and returns governing power to the Emperor.
1868 New Meiji government established. Meiji era begins.
Edo renamed Tokyo and becomes a prefecture.
1872 First railway line opens between Shimbashi, Tokyo and Yokohama.
1877 First Industrial Exhibition held at Ueno Park.
1879 First Tokyo-fu (prefecture) Conference held.
1882 First zoo opened in Ueno.
1885 Cabinet system established. Ito Hirobumi appointed as first Prime Minister.
1888 Municipal organization system introduced.
1889 Constitution of the Empire of Japan promulgated. Tokyo City and 15 wards established.
1893 Jurisdiction of three Tama Areas transferred from Kanagawa Prefecture to Tokyo-fu.
1894 Tokyo-fu Government Building completed in Marunouchi.
Sino-Japanese War begins (ends 1895).
1904 Russo-Japanese War begins (ends 1905).
1912 Taisho era begins.
1914 World War I begins (ends 1918).
Red brick and tile Tokyo Station completed.
1920 Japan becomes one of the original members of the League of Nations.
First census conducted. Population of Tokyo-fu rapidly increases and becomes 3,699,428.
1923 Great Kanto Earthquake claims the lives of around 140,000 people and destroys about 300,000 houses.
1925 Universal male suffrage enacted.
Radio broadcasting services launched.
1926 Showa era begins.
1927 First subway line opens between Asakusa and Ueno.
1931 Tokyo Airport opens in Haneda.
1935 Tokyo's resident population reaches 6.36 million (almost the same as New York City and London).
1941 Port of Tokyo opens.
Pacific War begins.
1943 Metropolitan administration system established.
1945 March 10: Tokyo hit by heaviest air raid since beginning of war.
Pacific War ends.
Tokyo’s population drops to 3.49 million (half of 1940 levels).
1947 Constitution of Japan promulgated.
New local self-government system introduced. Seiichiro Yasui elected first Governor of Tokyo by popular vote.
Tokyo launches 23 special-ward administration system.
1951 Treaty of Peace with Japan and Japan-U.S. Security Treaty concluded.
1953 Television broadcasting services launched.
1956 Japan joins United Nations.
1959 Ryotaro Azuma elected Governor of Tokyo.
1962 Tokyo population reaches 10 million.
Start of high economic growth period.
1964 Olympic Games held in Tokyo.
1967 Ryokichi Minobe elected Governor.
1968 Ogasawara Islands returned to Japan.
1969 Tokyo Metropolitan Pollution Control Ordinance enacted.
1973 Oil crisis occurs.
1975 First public election of ward mayors conducted.
1979 Fifth G7 Economic Summit Meeting held in Tokyo.
Shunichi Suzuki elected Governor.
1982 Long-Term Plan for the Tokyo Metropolis announced.
1989 Heisei era begins.
1991 Tokyo Metropolitan Government Buildings move to Shinjuku from Marunouchi.
1993 Rainbow Bridge opened.
1995 Yukio Aoshima elected Governor.
1997 Long-Term Strategies for a Resident-Friendly Tokyo announced.
1999 Shintaro Ishihara elected Governor.
Fiscal Reconstruction Promotion Plan announced.
Say No to Diesel Vehicles! campaign launched.
2000 Responsibility of refuse collection and disposal transferred to wards.
Miyake Island erupts and all residents evacuated.
2001 Asian Network of Major Cities (ANMC21) holds 1st Plenary Meeting.
2002 Accommodation tax introduced.
Tokyo City Promotion Campaign sends first mission to Europe.
2003 Diesel Vehicle Emissions Regulations introduced in Greater Tokyo Area.
2004 ShinGinko Tokyo Bank established.
2005 New Tokyo Metropolitan University begins operations.
2006 Tokyo selected as Japan’s applicant city for the 2016 Olympics.
Tokyo's Big Change: The 10-Year Plan announced.
2007 Inaugural Tokyo Marathon held.
Tokyo announces Japan’s first financial statements based on the new public accounting system.
Green Tokyo Fundraising Campaign launched.
2008 Tokyo selected as a candidate city for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
C40 Tokyo Conference on Climate Change held.
2009 Rio de Janeiro selected to host the 2016 Olympic Games.
2010 Haneda Airport puts new runway and international terminal into service.
2011 Great East Japan Earthquake occurs.
Ogasawara Islands inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
Tokyo announces its bid to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Tokyo Vision 2020 formulated.
2012 Naoki Inose elected Governor.
2013 Tokyo selected to the host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.