Like father, like son.
During the
20th century Japan was changing in many ways. Emperor Hirohito
became a “constitutional monarch” instead of “imperial sovereign”, which now
meant that he was not a descendant from a god. Roskin explains that the “emperor
now has no ‘powers related to government’” and what he does is merely ritual
and ceremonial. Hirohito became a symbol of the poor by spending time with his subjects
and making sure they were doing well under the U.S. occupation.
In the
present day, Hirohito’s son is in power and at his now old age is still looking
out for the well-being of his people. He and his wife will be going to visit
the place where a typhoon struck last October. Izu Oshima, the place they will
visit, has been undergoing repairs that will be checked on by the emperor when
he arrives on February 28.
The governmental
role of the emperor of Japan is much like the queen of England. Both of them
have ceremonial roles in their country instead of having actual power and
running things however they want.http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/emperor-empress-to-visit-izu-oshima
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