Japan - Breaking taboo
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A NOVICE Japanese lawmaker who wanted to draw attention to the Fukushima nuclear crisis caused an uproar by breaking a taboo: handing a letter to the emperor. Reaching out to the emperor in an unscripted act is a breach of protocol. The ruckus began at an annual autumn Imperial Palace garden party last week. As Emperor Akihito and his wife, Michiko, greeted a line of guests, outspoken actor-turned-lawmaker Taro Yamamoto gave the 79-year-old emperor the letter.
The controversy shows how the role of Japan’s emperor remains a sensitive issue nearly 70 years after Emperor Hirohito renounced his divinity following Japan’s defeat in World War II.
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