The Emperor’s Two Bodies : Japan’s Imperial Crossroads?

This April, Emperor Akihito will become the first emperor to abdicate in modern Japanese history. His message to the Japanese people, broadcast in 2016, was the most significant imperial intervention since the end of the War.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kumada, Naoko
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106474
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47934
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spelling ntu-10356/1064742020-11-01T06:59:31Z The Emperor’s Two Bodies : Japan’s Imperial Crossroads? Kumada, Naoko S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Country and Region Studies East Asia and Asia Pacific This April, Emperor Akihito will become the first emperor to abdicate in modern Japanese history. His message to the Japanese people, broadcast in 2016, was the most significant imperial intervention since the end of the War. 2019-03-29T01:57:21Z 2019-12-06T22:12:36Z 2019-03-29T01:57:21Z 2019-12-06T22:12:36Z 2019 Commentary Kumada, N. (2019). The Emperor’s Two Bodies : Japan’s Imperial Crossroads?. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 044). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106474 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47934 en RSIS Commentaries, 044-19 Nanyang Technological University 4 p. application/pdf
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Kumada, Naoko
The Emperor’s Two Bodies : Japan’s Imperial Crossroads?
title The Emperor’s Two Bodies : Japan’s Imperial Crossroads?
title_full The Emperor’s Two Bodies : Japan’s Imperial Crossroads?
title_fullStr The Emperor’s Two Bodies : Japan’s Imperial Crossroads?
title_full_unstemmed The Emperor’s Two Bodies : Japan’s Imperial Crossroads?
title_short The Emperor’s Two Bodies : Japan’s Imperial Crossroads?
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topic Country and Region Studies
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