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| Nagasaki Mayor Hiroshi Motojima, who said the "emperor bore war responsibility," is shot (1990) | |
Copyright Masaru HASHIMOTO
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| TABOO Is there really freedom of expression in Japan? There are taboos in Japan, and breaking them can incur friction, oppostion, and occasionally terror. The emperor system is the greatest source of such taboos. | |