22 incredible candid photos show life in Tokyo's 'golden 60s' and 70s

Between the end of World War II and the end of the Cold War, Japan underwent what has been coined an 'economic miracle'. By the end of the 'golden 60s', Japan was the second-largest economy in the world.Writing for Forbes, Jean-Pierre Lehmann says "It is difficult for those who were not there to imagine what a dynamic place Japan was during the 1960s. Japanese, at virtually all levels, were outward looking, internationally curious and eager to learn."During this time of economic prosperity, Japan was investing heavily in infrastructure and undergoing deep social change.Historian, Alexandra Munroe, described the period as "undoubtedly the most creative outburst of anarchistic, subversive and riotous tendencies in the history of modern Japanese culture."To sum up, this was an incredibly vibrant, tumultuous time to be in Japan ' and it was all captured beautifully on camera. These photos are ordered from oldest to most recent:1960: Tokyo riot police arrest a student demonstrating for the return of Okinawa and the abrogation of the US-Japan Security Treaty.1964: FaceTime has been around longer than you thought ' Japanese telephone operators in Tokyo use the new View Phone, made by Toshiba Shibaura Electric Co, with which they can see the caller, and the caller can see them.1964: Torchbearer Yoshinori Sakai mounts the steps to light the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games at the National Olympic Stadium.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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