Yukio Ozaki (1858-1954), a member of the House of Representatives argued that time was not mature to enforce the universal election in Japan. After “Kome Sodo”, that was the riot broken out in 1918 because of a sudden rise in the prise of rice, he emphasized the necessity of the universal electiotion in 1919. He thought that it was necessary for the public to ecpress their opinion by means of voting.
