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| 1983 |
| | | The first all-digital synthesizer, the DX7, is put on the market by Yamaha | |
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| 1983 |
| | | Philips and Sony jointly introduce a new device, the compact disc | |
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| 1994 |
| | | Italian architect Renzo Piano completes Kansai airport, on an artificial island in Osaka bay | |
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| 1998 |
| | | The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, linking Shikoku and Honshu in Japan, creates a new record as the longest suspension bridge | |
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| 1998 |
| | | The first module is launched of the International Space Station, a cooperative venture by five space agencies (USA, Russia, Japan, Canada, Europe) | |
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| 2003 |
| | | Lost in Translation, a film directed by Sofia Coppola, depicts the culture shock of an American couple in modern Japan | |
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| 2005 |
| | | Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, after sheltering since 2000 in Japan, arrives unexpectedly in Chile | |
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| 2011 March 11 |
| | | A massive earthquake off the northeast coast of Japan causes a huge tsunami resulting in massive devastation for miles inland | |
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| 2011 March 11 |
| | | The Japanese tsunami results in a nuclear crisis and massive evacuation because of meltdowns in three reactors at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant | |
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| 2011 March 11 |
| | | Nearly 20,000 people are killed and more than 125,000 buildings destroyed or severely damaged by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami | |
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