Chrysanthemum taboo

Chrysanthemum taboo (菊タブー Kiku tabū) is the term for the Japanese social taboo against discussion or criticism of the Emperor of Japan, especially the late Emperor Shōwa.[1][2][3] The taboo also extended to discussion of the Emperor's declining health.[4][5]

The term came into use in the 1960s[6] and originates from the Imperial Seal of Japan, also called the Chrysanthemum Seal.

References

  1. ↑ Dudden, Alexis (2008). Troubled Apologies Among Japan, Korea, and the United States. Columbia University Press. p. 38. ISBN 9780231141765.
  2. ↑ Field, Norma (2011-02-09). In the Realm of a Dying Emperor. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. p. 59. ISBN 9780307761002.
  3. ↑ Dudden, Alexis (2006). "Japan’s Political Apologies and the Right to History". Harvard University. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Sugimoto, Yoshio (2003). An Introduction to Japanese Society. Cambridge University Press. p. 239. ISBN 9780521529259.
  5. ↑ Chira, Susan (29 December 1988). "Is Hirohito Free of War Guilt? The Risks of Defying a Taboo". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  6. ↑ Leiter, Samuel L. (2009). Rising from the Flames: The Rebirth of Theater in Occupied Japan, 1945-1952. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 125. ISBN 9780739128183.

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