However, because of many remaining systems which placed a heavier burden on the residents than in the mainland, people campaigned for the abolishment or improvement of the old systems in various areas in Okinawa, and the government gradually implemented the same systems as in the mainland.
しかし、本土に比べ住民に負担の多い制度が多々存続したため、沖縄県各地で旧制度廃止・改善を要求する運動が起こり、政府は漸次本土並の制度を施行して行った。