TY - BOOK ID - 142266044 TI - The age of emperor Akihito : historical controversies over the past and the future PY - 2019 SN - 1527541398 PB - Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, DB - UniCat KW - Emperors KW - History. KW - Akihito, KW - Since 1989 KW - Japan KW - Japan. KW - History UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:142266044 AB - This book scrutinizes historical controversies regarding the past and the future of Japan in the age of Emperor Akihito. In Section I, each chapter discusses a different aspect of the historical controversy. The text then moves on to present a collection of the public discourse of Emperor Akihito, which offers a valuable source for analysis. This investigation of the constitutionally prescribed role of the Emperor as a national symbol will serve to help the reader understand contemporary Japanese society. ER -