When Japan applied for membership in the United Nations in June 1952,UN was influenced by factors such as the Cold War,and found it difficult to absorb new members separately as usual.In response to this,the Soviet Union proposed a package deal that applicant countries from both the communist bloc and the Western bloc would join the UN at the same time,which was opposed by the United States.Since 1953,the UN has generally believed that it should solve the membership problem through political compromise on the the principle of universality,and admitting countries such as Japan as soon as possible.In 1955,Cana-da proposed a package deal of 18 countries including Japan and Mongolia,but the proposal failed due to the veto by the Taiwan authorities against Mongolia.The Soviet Union proposed the exclusion of Japan and Mon-golia from the 16-country package deal then,which successfully passed through both the Security Council and the General Assembly,leading to Japan's membership application failed again.In 1956,the package deal model was no longer popular,and there was a strong call for approving Japan's membership application individually.In October,Japan and the Soviet Union restored diplomatic relations,with the Soviet Union promising to support Japan's UN membership.In December,Japan officially became a member of the United Nations.From 1952 to 1956,the process of Japan's entry into the United Nations was greatly influenced by the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union,being influenced by the changes of nature,functions,and internal power relations of the UN.The Japanese government's diplomatic efforts were not de-cisive for a long time.
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