Eisaku Sato Biography

Elected Member of Diet

Appointed Minister of Construction

Appointed Minister of Finance

Appointed Minister of International Trade & Industry

Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term

Diplomatic relations are restored with Korea

Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 2nd term

Japan regains the Volcano Islands

Iwo Jima and the Bonin Islands are returned to Japan by the USA

Iwo Jima and the Bonin Islands are returned to Japan by the USA

Yasudoa Kodo riots are stopped after police intervention

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

Under the terms of the agreement, the US is to retain its rights to bases on the island, but these were to be nuclear-free. 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

The Security Treaty is extended

The Security Treaty is extended

Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 3rd term

Under the Smithsonian Agreement there are 308 Yen to the Dollar. The USA imposes a 10% surcharge on all imports, aimed in particular at Japan

The US returns Okinawa to Japan. Sato & Nixon talk about the return of Okinawa

The USA imposes a 10% surcharge on all imports, aimed in particular at Japan. The USA attempts to force Japan to revalue the Yen & lower its trade barriers. Sato & Nixon talk about the return of Okinawa. Nixon announces that he will make a state visit to China

The US returns Okinawa to Japan

Under the Smithsonian Agreement there are 308 Yen to the Dollar

Japan regains the Ryukyu Islands

Nixon meets Prime Minister Sato before visiting China

Resigns as Prime Minister of Japan

Shares the Nobel Peace Prize for efforts toward reconciliation in the Pacific region and for Japan's non-nuclear policy.