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A is a Japanese local community of citizens or a form of neighbourhood association. == History == Before the Meiji Restoration, more than 70,000 municipalities in Japan were small entities. The new centralized government viewed them as potential areas of unrest. Two waves of municipal mergers intended to weaken those entities. This resulted in ''chōnaikai'', informal associations taking the place of former village or neighbourhood communities. During World War II, these associations were involved in many points: * Civil defense against bombing and ensuing fires * Maintenance of roads and public buildings * Supply of food and first aid gear During the Occupation of Japan, the American provisional government forbade them. They were allowed only after the Treaty of San Francisco in 1951. Nowadays, the ''chōnaikai'' are put forward again and are gathered in a nationwide . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chōnaikai」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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