Episode 632 - The Pretender, Part 2
About this episode
The episode discusses the decision regarding Hirohito's position as emperor and the implications of the Southern Court claimant's actions.
This week: the question of whether Hirohito would remain emperor of Japan or be replaced with "Emperor Kumazawa" was, in fact, decided before the Southern Court claimant had ever gone public. So why was the idea of removing Hirohito never taken seriously, and what did Kumazawa do once it became clear he was never going to sit on the Crysanthemum Throne? And how, strangely, does this all tie back to a Geocities era webpage about alternative medicine? Show notes here .
More episodes of History of Japan
- Episode 634 - The Catastrophe, Part 2
- Episode 633 - The Catastrophe, Part 1
- Episode 631 - The Pretender, Part 1
- Episode 631 - An Interview with Evelyn Iritani
- Bonus episode - The Chishima Incident
- Episode 629 - Flowering Fortunes, Part 4
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