Takashi Fujitani

Associate Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego

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Associate Professor of History at the University of California, San Diego, focusing on modern Japanese history, and author of Splendid Monarchy, about the modern Japanese emperorship

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At the end of World War II, Japan's Emperor Hirohito surrendered to American forces.  Since then, Japan has become a thriving democracy, but the Imperial family , which dates to the…

It's a Boy! Sigh of Relief in Japan?

At the end of World War II, Japan's Emperor Hirohito surrendered to American forces.  Since then, Japan has become a thriving democracy, but the Imperial family , which dates to the…

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