The mundialization movement was born
in Hiroshima, Japan in 1945. The surviving citizens of
this city devastated by the world’s first atomic
bomb signified their resolve to work for a world federation
which would make forever impossible a repetition of the
tragedy which their city had undergone.
Understandably, Japan has witnessed the greatest development
in mundialization. The city of Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture,
was mundialized in 1950. The village of Hozumi, Nagano
Prefecture, followed. The movement speeded up greatly
in 1956 when Japan was allowed to become a member of
the United Nations. In 1965, the mundialized local governments
in Japan embraced 21 prefectures and 267 cities, towns
and villages, representing a total population of 54
million – or more than half of the total population
of Japan. Presently the World Council for Mundialization
is in Okayama which links all the mundialized satellites.
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