The Japan Times 120th Anniversary Exhibition

With the mission of bridging Japan with countries overseas, The Japan Times became the first English newspaper, produced by Japanese people, in 1897. For this exhibition, more than 120 pages from the past 120 years will be on display, showing how the newspaper depicted Japan to the world and how the nation viewed the world.

Commemorative Lectures

Dec. 10 (Sun.) 14:00～15:15 (open 13:30）“The Japan Times — How I Read it” (Kenichiro Mogi) [We have reached full capacity for this talk.]
Nov. 25 (Sat.) 13:30～14:45 (open 13:00）“The Rise and Fall of English Newspapers Created in Yokohama” (Professor Yuga Suzuki of Sophia University)
Nov. 4 (Sat.) 13:30～14:45 (open 13:00）“How to Use The Japan Times ST for Those Who Want to Take an Active Part in the World” (Toshiyuki Takahashi, Editor-in-Chief of The Japan Times ST)
Oct. 29 (Sun.) 14:00～15:45 (open 13:30）“Thinking about media marketing strategies and issues in media — from print to digital”

Note: These lectures will be given in Japanese without English interpretation.

Mar. 22, 1897

Sep. 15, 1915

Sep. 7, 1923

Sep. 20, 1931

Apr. 14, 1942

May 22, 1943

Aug. 3, 1946

Dec. 14, 1946

Nov. 26, 1970

May 28, 2016

May 17, 1931

Oct. 11, 1964

Feb. 8, 2015

Dec. 27, 1931

Dec. 28, 2016

Mar. 12, 2011

Jun. 5, 1947

Sep. 22, 2016

Mar. 29, 1934

Mar. 15, 1931

Exhibition details

By Era

A timeline of English newspapers in Japan
Meiji/Taisho eras (reports on Great Kanto Earthquake, etc.)
Early Showa Era (Japan during wartime)
War’s end to present (Japan’s economic revival)

By Theme

Life & Culture (Japan’s traditions and current-day soft power)
Cross-cultural (giving a hand and a voice to foreign residents)
Sports (Olympians and the country’s top athletes)
Advertising (the changing role of advertisements over time)
Disasters (JT’s crucial role as a lifeline during calamity)
Education (language tools since JT’s inception)
Yokohama (the port city’s links to the news industry)

Times gone by

Oct. 7-Dec. 24, 2017

Venue: Newspark (The Japan Newspaper Museum)

Open: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (last admission: 4:30 p.m.)

Closed: Mondays（Tuesdays, when a national holiday falls on a Monday)

Tickets: General admission: ¥400; college students: ¥300; high school students: ¥200; junior high students and younger: free

Organizers: The Japan Times, Newspark (The Japan Newspaper Museum)

Sponsor: Tsuneishi Group, YAZAKI Corporation, OJI PAPER

In cooperation with: Kyodo News, Associated Press, Thomson Reuters, Yoshikawa Eiji House and Museum, Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education

Access

Minato Mirai Line (Nihon-Odori Station): Yokohama Joho Bunka Center exit
JR/Yokohama Municipal Subway (Kannai Station): 10-minute walk
Yokohama Municipal Bus (Nihon-Odori Station Prefectural Office stop): 1-minute walk
Red sightseeing bus (Nihon-Odori)
Metropolitan Expressway (Yokohama Park exit): 3-minute walk
Parking: Please use Yokohama Joho Bunka Center parking lot or Nihon-Odori underground parking

Contact

Newspark (The Japan Newspaper Museum), Yokohama Joho Bunka Center, 11 Nihon Odori, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 231-8311
045-661-2040
http://newspark.jp/newspark/