Word: emperor
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...council of Genro was founded in 1875 as an intermediary between the political government and the Emperor. One by one they have all died. White-polled old Saionji alone remains. Every Japanese statesman begs his opinions. When he dies there will be no more Genro. A younger Prince Saionji might be dictator of Japan, but old Prince Saionji respects his trust...
There has recently coma to our school library a quite remarkable pamphlet, issued by the World Peace Movement, 108 Park Row, New York City, purporting to be a memorial addressed by Premier Tanaka of Japan to the Emperor on July 25, 1927. The so-called memorial outlines a very comprehensive scheme for Japanese seizure of Manchuria and Mongolia, the later conquest of China, and wars with Russia and the U. S. . . . I should like to ask if there is any reason to suppose the alleged memorial to be genuine and authentic...
...From the beginning of the Shanghai incident Britain, who long had an alliance with Japan, and France, who has aspirations of her own for the Chinese province of Yunnan, have been lukewarm in their protests to Tokyo. But the actions of Admiral Shiosawa changed all that. In London King-Emperor George V presided at a special cabinet meeting. Two British cruisers were sent racing to Shanghai from Singapore. Artillery and infantry were ordered up from Hongkong. French troops barricaded their concession against Japan. An Italian destroyer landed 150 marines. Even Portugal did her bit. She owns the little peninsula...
With its slanty eye cocked on China, all Japan trembled with patriotic fervor last week. General elections were coming, the budget was unbalanced, the yen was falling, Government bonds were off. But about such things few subjects of the Emperor cared when Japanese arms were carving out world headlines in Shanghai, Nanking, Harbin. Flags fluttered from every Tokyo home. Troops drilled in every barracks. Full of martial memories, reservists tramped back and forth to business, pretending their umbrellas were guns. Proud Japanese fathers lectured their sons on the honor of dying for Nippon...
...greatest New Year's honor that can befall a Japanese is to have his poem recited to His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Hirohito. Less than ten poems are recited. All must be on the same subject (chosen in advance by the Imperial Household Ministry). All must be in the requisite tanka form of 31 syllables in lines of five, seven, five, seven and seven syllables. Each year at least 30,000 Japanese poets strive for the honor. U. S. cable companies are grateful for the fact that Japanese living abroad usually wire their contributions. Those...