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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1925, Jan. 20 | |
| A Russo-Japanese convention reestablished diplomatic relations: Russia recognized the Treaty of Portsmouth of 1905; the fisheries convention of 1907 was to be revised; and Japan received oil and coal concessions in northern Sakhalin and agreed to evacuate its troops. This and subsidiary agreements formed a general settlement of issues between the two countries. | 1 |
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| A bill passed the Diet granting universal suffrage for men aged 25 and over; the number of eligible voters increased from 3 million to 14 million. Although this development ought to have strengthened party government, the increased size of the electorate necessitated more expensive campaigns and led to more extensive corruption. | 2 |
| 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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