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Originally Posted by Vexx
Sadly, there *is* enormous PUBLIC support for allowing a female emperor and HISTORICALLY, there has been a female ruler or two. It *might* have happened if the Prince hadn't appeared. Still might happen... but I suspect you're going to have to wait until the whole WW2 bunch dies off, ending the ties to that period's "imperial Japan".
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Can someone explain to me why the emperor suddenly became this important leadership figure during the imperial Japan era, despite the fact that prior to that point the emperor really didn't matter? Or is this just a case of the textbooks overemphasizing the emperor's role? Historically he was usually just a figurehead.