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Tag Archives: Anti-emperor
Arrests and raids during police crackdown on New Left radicals ahead of Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement ceremony
Ahead of Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement ceremony on 22 October, Japanese police have raided sites connected with two major left-wing groups and made arrests. On 2 October, Tokyo Metropolitan Police and Saitama Prefectural Police carried out a raid on Zenshinsha, the … Continue reading
“The Name of the New Era is Taiyo Komon Spapan”: Thirty Years of Music, Politics, and White Underpants
An Interview with Masanosuke Hanasaki of Taiyo Komon Spapan Interview and Text by Anastasia Traynin Photos Copyright Hiromichi Ugaya (except top image) This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of the Heisei era and also its unprecedented end, with Emperor Akihito … Continue reading
Republican activists launch petition opposed to regnal year and emperor era system
Activists opposed to the emperor system in Japan have launched a petition calling for the abolition of regnal years (in Japanese, gengō or nengō). Japan uses two systems to indicate the year: the Gregorian calendar and an era name system … Continue reading
Emperor Akihito’s abdication date confirmed amid growing anti-emperor protests and republican discourse in Japan
Finally ending months of speculation and anticipation, it was confirmed on 1 December that Emperor Akihito would formally abdicate on 30 April 2019. His son, Naruhito, will then ascend to the Chrysanthemum Throne, the Heisei era will end and a … Continue reading
Emperor Akihito’s abdication reanimates anti-emperor protest movement in Japan
Emperor Akihito’s unprecedented video address in August 2016, when he hinted at his wish to abdicate due to the strain of his official role at his advanced age, prompted an avalanche of discussion about Japan’s monarchy: the rumoured troubles between … Continue reading
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