| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
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| 1967 |
| | | Relations with the Soviet Union and the Communist countries of Eastern Europe developed. A trade protocol (March) provided for a 16 percent increase in trade. Air service between Japan and the Soviet Union was opened in April. An agreement for scientific and technological cooperation was signed on June 22. | 1 |
At the same time, agitation and pressure increased for the return of the Bonin and Ry ky Islands. | 2 |
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| | The second visit of Prime Minister Sat to Washington led to the U.S. promise to return the Bonin Islands, which was done in 1968. | 3 |
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| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth
edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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