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The {{nihongo|”[[Pollution Diet]]”|公害国会|kōgai kokkai}} was the 64th [[National Diet#List of sessions|extraordinary session]] of Japan’s [[National Diet]], which sat from 24 November to 18 December 1970. During this brief session, 14 pollution control bills were passed into law.{{sfn|Imura|Schreurs|2005|p=114}}{{sfn|Johnson|1982|p=284}} These news laws created a strict regime of environmental regulations,{{sfn|Broadbent|1999|p=123}} aimed at improving the pollution that [[Environmental issues in Japan#Environment deterioration in the 1960s|had been plaguing Japan]] during its [[Japanese economic miracle|post-Second World War economic boom]]. |
The {{nihongo|”[[Pollution Diet]]”|公害国会|kōgai kokkai}} was the 64th [[National Diet#List of sessions|extraordinary session]] of Japan’s [[National Diet]], which sat from 24 November to 18 December 1970. During this brief session, 14 pollution control bills were passed into law.{{sfn|Imura|Schreurs|2005|p=114}}{{sfn|Johnson|1982|p=284}} These news laws created a strict regime of environmental regulations,{{sfn|Broadbent|1999|p=123}} aimed at improving the pollution that [[Environmental issues in Japan#Environment deterioration in the 1960s|had been plaguing Japan]] during its [[Japanese economic miracle|post-Second World War economic boom]]. |
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With the Diet’s approval, Prime Minister [[Eisaku Satō]] would create the [[Environment Agency of Japan|Environmental Agency]] to administer the legislation’s implementation on 24 May 1971.{{sfn|Broadbent|1999|p=124}} This salvo of legislative action came amid growing discontent at the lack of action on the pollution issue. Businesses were anxious about the impact of protests on their industrial activities; the governing [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] (LDP) was concerned that public anger could result in electoral defeat.{{sfn|Broadbent|1999|p=122}} In the Pollution Diet, business and government united to take decisive to excise the threats posed by further unrest.{{sfn|Broadbent|1999|p= |
With the Diet’s approval, Prime Minister [[Eisaku Satō]] would create the [[Environment Agency of Japan|Environmental Agency]] to administer the legislation’s implementation on 24 May 1971.{{sfn|Broadbent|1999|p=124}} This salvo of legislative action came amid growing discontent at the lack of action on the pollution issue. Businesses were anxious about the impact of protests on their industrial activities; the governing [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] (LDP) was concerned that public anger could result in electoral defeat.{{sfn|Broadbent|1999|p=122}} In the Pollution Diet, business and government united to take decisive to excise the threats posed by further unrest.{{sfn|Broadbent|1999|p=}} |
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Revision as of 08:08, 1 October 2025
The “Pollution Diet“ (公害国会, kōgai kokkai) was the 64th extraordinary session of Japan’s National Diet, which sat from 24 November to 18 December 1970. During this brief session, 14 pollution control bills were passed into law. These news laws created a strict regime of environmental regulations, aimed at improving the pollution that had been plaguing Japan during its post-Second World War economic boom.
With the Diet’s approval, Prime Minister Eisaku Satō would create the Environmental Agency to administer the legislation’s implementation on 24 May 1971. This salvo of legislative action came amid growing discontent at the lack of action on the pollution issue. Businesses were anxious about the impact of protests on their industrial activities; the governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was concerned that public anger could result in electoral defeat. In the Pollution Diet, business and government united to take decisive to excise the threats posed by further unrest.
Adopted bills
Important bills passed during the Pollution Diet include:
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- Removal of a clause that specified that pollution control measures must be carried out “in harmony with the healthy development of the economy”.
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