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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1954, June 7 | |
| Liberals overcame a Socialist boycott and pushed through the Diet legislation to end autonomous local police forces and to establish centralized controls. | 1 |
| Oct. 5 | |
| A conference of the Colombo Plan nations admitted Japan to membership (See Nov. 28). | 2 |
| Oct. 12 | |
| Acting Prime Minister Ogata Taketora (1888–1956) rejected the PRC's offer of normalized relations. He termed it “bait” aimed at weakening Japan's ties to the U.S. | 3 |
| Dec. 9 | |
The Diet elected Hatoyama Ichir (1883–1959) of the Japan Democratic Party as interim prime minister, pending new elections in the spring. | 4 |
| 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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