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| 1949 | Election |  |
| Elected Member of the Diet |
| 1952 | Minister of Construction | |
| Appointed Minister of Construction |
| 1958 | Minister of Finance | |
| Appointed Minister of Finance |
| 1961 | Minister of Trade | |
| Appointed Minister of International Trade & Indus try |
| 1964 | Prime Minister | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term |
| 1965 | Diplomacy | |
| Diplomatic relations are restored with Korea |
| 1967 | Prime Minister | |
| 17th Feb Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term |
| 1968 | Rule of Bonin | |
| 26th June Bonin Iwo Jima and the Bonin Islands are returned to Japan by the USA |
| 1968 | Rule of Iwo Jima | |
| 26th June Iwo Jima Iwo Jima and the Bonin Islands are returned to Japan by the USA |
| 1968 | Rule of Volcano | |
| Volcano Japan regains the Volcano Islands |
| 1969 | Demonstrations | |
| Yasuda Kodo Yasudoa Kodo riots are stopped after police intervention |
| 1969 | Diplomacy | |
| Okinawa Premier Sato visits the United States , during the visit, an agreement is reached for the return of Okinawa to Japanese control, to be carried out in 1972 |
| 1969 | Rule of Okinawa | |
| Okinawa Premier Sato visits the United States , during the visit, an agreement is reached for the return of Okinawa to Japanese control, to be carried out in 1972 |
| Okinawa Under the terms of the agreement, the USAis to retain its rights to bases on the island, but these were to be nuclear-free |
| 1970 | Diplomacy | |
| The Security treaty is extended |
| 1970 | Prime Minister | |
| 14th Jan Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 3rd term |
| 1970 | Treaty of Security | |
| The Security treaty is extended |
| 1971 | Diplomacy | |
| Nixon announces that he will make a state visit to China |
| Sato & Nixon talk about the return of Okinawa |
| The USA attempts to force Japan to revalue the Yen & lower its trade barriers |
| The USA imposes a 10% surcharge on all imports, aimed in particular at Japan |
| 1971 | Economy | |
| The USA imposes a 10% surcharge on all imports, aimed in particular at Japan |
| Dec Under the Smiths onian Agreement there are 308 Yen to the Dollar |
| 1971 | Rule of Okinawa | |
| Okinawa Sato & Nixon talk about the return of Okinawa |
| May Okinawa The USAreturns Okinawa to Japan |
| 1972 | Diplomacy | |
| Feb Nixon meets Prime Minister Sato before visiting China |
| 1972 | Resignation | |
| July Tokyo Resigns as Prime Minister of Japan |
| 1972 | Rule of Ryukyu | |
| Ryukyu Islands Japan regains the Ryukyu Islands |
| 1974 | Nobel Prize | |
| Winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace |
