what do you like about our current emperor?

[yutaka kaneshiro]

I think our emperor is cool.

[Hiroshi66]

His Majesty the Emperor Akihito is an extremely diplomatic person - though he is absoleutly not so much so as his father or his great grandfather. I don't even think we can judge him because he has never really done anything political before. But he is very diplomatic, yet he is too nice to the koreans, even going as far as saying the Japanese dynasty might have descended from them, but its fine.

[yutaka kaneshiro]

His Majesty the Emperor Akihito is an extremely diplomatic person - though he is absoleutly not so much so as his father or his great grandfather. I don't even think we can judge him because he has never really done anything political before. But he is very diplomatic, yet he is too nice to the koreans, even going as far as saying the Japanese dynasty might have descended from them, but its fine.so you studied my cultrue and
history,lets see im going to test that ok,what was emperor meiji known for.

[Mike Cash]

I think he and the entire rest of the Imperial Family and the whole 宮内庁 staff are nothing but useless and unproductive leeches on the working people of Japan. Nothing but chronic multi-generation high-priced welfare cases.

But I think that he is in all probability an extremely nice and likeable guy.

[Hiroshi66]

Okay, Yutaka-kun.

Emperor Meiji is known to Japan (something like the Kemal Ataturk of Japan) because he, inevitably, saved Japan from the colonial West, made it into a modern nation (a constitutional monarchy), erected the Meiji constitution, abolished the feudal system, made Japan into a powerful nation, and likewise modernized the country, industrializing the country. He is not known well for his authoritarian behavior and also for setting the pace for fascist militarism.

Did I pass the "test"?

[yutaka kaneshiro]

Okay, Yutaka-kun.

Emperor Meiji is known to Japan (something like the Kemal Ataturk of Japan) because he, inevitably, saved Japan from the colonial West, made it into a modern nation (a constitutional monarchy), erected the Meiji constitution, abolished the feudal system, made Japan into a powerful nation, and likewise modernized the country, industrializing the country. He is not known well for his authoritarian behavior and also for setting the pace for fascist militarism.

Did I pass the "test"?nice you passed,
and you are to adress me as yutaka-san.

[Hiroshi66]

I am to adress you? It sounds like I am your servent or something like that.

I'm glad I passed.

[Lina Inverse]

He's a very likeable man. As he is only having a daughter with his wife and not a son yet (which would be neccessary so he has a successor), there has been some pressure on him to separate from his wife and have a child from another woman to produce a successor. However, he stood up for his wife and defended her from the others, which was very curageous! :cool:
I hope the law will be changed so that their daughter can become his successor (ok, sadly not too likely, but still...)

[Hiroshi66]

Oh - Lina, you misunderstood. The topic was about Emperor Akihito, not Crown Prince Naruhito. But thanks, I'm glad I got your opinion on the matter. :)

[openup]

Emperor Meiji is known to Japan (something like the Kemal Ataturk of Japan)
Kemal Ataturk of Japan? It's supposed to be of Turkey. :-)
My ancestor was one of the members of Meiji Restoration.

And here is a picture of his (not the Meiji) brother.

http://www.jref.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=2648&stc=1

[Eisuke]

what do you like about our current emperor?

I think our current emperor is also cool and nice. I don't know him personally so this is all I want to say.

[Hiroshi66]

I actually meant that Meiji is the Kemal Ataturk of Japan. Do you get it now?