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ラジオ体操50年 << 1978年(昭和53年) 8月1日 >> 2-4-380

50th Anniv. of Radio Exercise Issued on August 1, 1978 (Showa 53)

50th Anniv. of Radio Exercise Issued on August 1, 1978 (Showa 53) Radio calisthenics originated in the United States and began in 1925. In Japan, broadcasting of radio calisthenics began in 1928 under the name of "National Health Gymnastics". Radio calisthenics was devised so that anyone, young or old, could do gymnastics anywhere.Stamps are issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the start of radio calisthenics in Japan, and are designed with the symbol mark of 50 years of radio calisthenics.