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

• Main Author: Kumada, Naoko
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; East Asia and Asia Pacific
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106474; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/47934
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

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.