Word: komei
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...dictated Constitution sought to destroy had been replaced by a new mystique; Hirohito's 18-day tour was dramatic proof of the change. Too Human. Some Japanese conservatives today would like to restore the old imperial symbolism and put Hirohito behind a bamboo screen like his great-grandfather Komei, who used to sit hidden, with only his bony knees and frail legs showing when he conferred with members of the state council. But the fact is that Hirohito himself, a constitutional mon arch without real power, has become far too human to be easily raised again to semidivine status...