Timeline of Yokohama By 1dealS Jul 8, 1853 Commodore Perry Enters Yokohama Bay Jul 29, 1858 Designated as First Port Under Harris Treaty Apr 2, 1861 Japan's First English Newspaper Printed in Yokohama Apr 1, 1873 Silk Trading House is Established In Yokohama Jan 1, 1901 Introduction of Ward System Sep 1, 1923 Destroyed By Tokyo-Yokohama Earthquake Jan 1, 1931 The Estuary of the River Tsurumi Reclaimed Apr 1, 1943 Delay of Reconstruction of Yokohama Jan 1, 1945 Damaged By Allied Bombing Jan 1, 1980 Population Over Osaka's Apr 2, 1983 Construction of Minato Mirai 21 Starts Apr 2, 2002 FIFA World Cup Final Hosted in Yokohama