E ASIAN 55 Study Guide - Final Guide: Peace Preservation Law, Japanese Communist Party, Humanity Declaration

• School: UC-Irvine
• Department: East Asian Languages and Literatures
• Course: E ASIAN 55
• Professor: C H U D N O W, M.; L O N G, M.

Document Summary

Wwii emperor system: the emperor of japan is the head of the imperial family and is the ceremonial head of state of japan"s system of constitutional monarchy. Emperor is known as heavenly sovereign and considered as obsolete. During wwii japan was ruled by the showa emperor, also known as emperor hirohito. 1989, and he led the japanese during wwii until their defeat in 1945. Hirohito wanted to turn japan into a militarist country, a country who focuses on their resources for a better military, and led the world war against the allied forces. A wife"s letters was written in the general pattern in a genre of japanese wartime literature known as behind the gun . Its idea is fighting to the end since surrendering is not an option. In world war ii japan, it usually meant dying in the name of the emperor, particularly in battle. One of the most notorious method of gyokusai is.