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...desires of the people" and his wish "always to share ... their joys and sorrows." It seemed like an effort to bring the ex-god closer to his ex-worshipers-quite in line with the Tokyo press's recent featuring of pictures of the Emperor and his Empress in civilian instead of ceremonial clothes, strolling or puttering in their garden with their children, more like people than divinities...
...Empress Dowager Sadako of Japan, moon-faced "Mother of God," finally came down from the heaven-nestling mountain resort of Karuizawa for a palace visit with her Emperor son. She had ascended about the time of Japan's surrender, remained on high ever since...
Reverence was also in short supply: the peeresses' school reported the theft of a silver ear picker used by the Emperor Komei and crested incense burners presented by the Empress Shoken...
...Empress Dowager Sadako of Japan ("the Mother of God"), 61, was reported to have moved from Tokyo to Tomoemon Kondo Villa Karuisawa, a mountain resort somewhat nearer Heaven...
...eunuch to the imperial death-chamber to steal the seal. Her rivals had won the dying Emperor's signature to papers granting them regency over the infant heir, but without the seal's imprint the documents were invalid. The ambitious Yehonala, better known as the Dowager Empress Tzu Hsi, seized the Manchu throne for herself. For 47 years she made and broke emperors at her will.* It was China's last glittering, decadent blaze of imperial glory...