Japan is a society whose culture is steeped in the traditions and symbols of the past: Mt. ... Japanese rulers historically have used the symbolism of the Imperial Institution to justify their rule. ... Although the imperial institution had no real power it had universal appeal to the Japanese public. ... In Japan the Emperor reigned but did not rule. This was useful for the new Meiji bureaucrats, it kept the Emperor a mythic and powerful symbol.Footnote14 The traditions and symbols of Confucianism and the Imperial Institution were already deeply ingrained in the p...

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