Finally, the role of the emperor himself as the ultimate source of Japanese authority meant that any action on the part of government could be overruled by recourse to an imperial prerogative. ... This failure to effectively translate liberal ideals into social action, coupled with the readiness of progressive actors to compromise with reactionary and authoritarian elites22 meant that the bour...

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