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国政参加 << 1970年(昭和45年) 11月2日 >> 8-4-88

Participation in National Assembly Issued on Nov. 2, 1970 (Showa45)

Participation in National Assembly Issued on Nov. 2, 1970 (Showa45) The national affairs participation election is an election held in November 1970 (Showa 45) in order to elect members of the House of Representatives and the House of Councilors of Japan in Okinawa during the Ryukyu government era. A special committee was set up in the Diet to ratify the Okinawa Reversion Agreement, which is scheduled to be signed in 1971 (Showa 46), and the elected members participated in the ratification of the agreement. In November 1970, the government decided on 40 items of return measures guidelines in order to alleviate the concerns about the return of Okinawans who are about to return to the mainland. While tariffs and other factors remain low in order to maintain tourism in Okinawa, consumer rice prices, which are 40% cheaper than the mainland, have remained unchanged. Stamps are issued to commemorate the participation in national affairs before the return to the mainland, and are designed with a map of Okinawa, the Japanese flag, and the Diet Building. Reference: Free encyclopedia "Wikipedia" 2022.3