Before it will be 50 years since Okinawa returned to the mainland next month, a special exhibition is being held at the National Archives of Japan in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, which traces the return negotiations and the history of Okinawa after returning from official documents. ..
In the special exhibition, about 40 Okinawa-related materials kept by the National Archives of Japan are exhibited, centering on official documents such as the original of the Okinawa Reversion Agreement signed by the Japanese and US governments in June 1971.
There is also a diary of former Prime Minister Eisaku Sato who worked on the return of Okinawa, and in the diary of the day when he left for the United States for negotiations in November 1969, the students who participated in the opposition movement the night before It is recorded that he was arrested and that he headed for Haneda Airport by helicopter from the Prime Minister's Office, which shows the tense situation at that time.
In addition, official documents on legal development and promotion after the return were exhibited, and the document of the Ministry of Construction at that time on dam construction describes the situation of water shortage on the main island of Okinawa and how to solve it. It is written.
Takaharu Suzuki, an official document expert at the National Archives of Japan, said, "I want you to know the history of Okinawa from official documents and to think about the relationship with the mainland and the thoughts of people."
This special exhibition is being held at the National Archives of Japan in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo until June 19.
It is open every day during the period, and admission is free.