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国民参政75周年 << 1965年(昭和40年) 10月15日 >> 2-4-186

International Letter Writing Week
Issued on October 6, 1965 (Showa 40)

75th Anniv. of the General Suffrage Issued on October 15, 1965 (Showa 40) October 1965 marks the 75th anniversary of Japan's suffrage. In 1889, a man over the age of 25 who paid a tax of 15 yen or more was given the first right to vote. In 1925, all men over the age of 25 were given the right to vote. After the war, the Constitution of Japan was promulgated in 1946, giving suffrage to men and women over the age of 20.The stamp is. It was issued in commemoration of that, and the seats of the Diet and the badges of the members of the Diet are designed.