Imperial Japan: The Oldest Hereditary Monarchy In The World | Asia's Monarchies | Timeline

The Japanese Imperial family is the oldest hereditary monarchy in the world, dating back to the sixth century BC. However, its central role Japan has not prevented controversy in recent years. Through personal scandals, and vagaries of the hereditary system, even to their own biology, it’s
been a rocky time. But what is left if every tradition is changeable?
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[@jhca4671]

The vast majority of us Japanese love HIS the Emperor and the Imperial Family.

[@ninjalanternshark1508]

This documentary was released in 2012(give or take a year). Since Timeline's KZbin channel tends to hide the creation date of videos they upload, even tho most of us would watch it anyway. Have a good day all.

[@wesleyworley8982]

It is so funny to see a British Diplomat criticize the Imperial System when the British Monarchy is so similar in its roles & function.

[@StanHowse]

Just cause that's what rules where you were born, doesn't mean you have to like it. In fact, that's how you find out if you like it or not (really).

[@qxezwcs]

Not white monarchy so they don’t want it.

[@Schubert_Standchen]

Sigh, the British monarchy is like the old Disney animation whereas the Japanese... a horror movie. What the Japanese Imperial army did in the past, incl. the Asian Holocaust makes the German Nazis look benevolent. Only reason why the Japanese get a pass from Woke-tards for their denial of their outrageous crime is that they aren't white. Can y'all imagine if Germany denied the Holocaust and their role in WWII? It's 2022 and still... Japan denies history - not unlike the blacks who deny their own role in slave trading.

[@lunarebony6122]

It's totally fine for you to criticise your own country. That's how revolution happens. That's why protest happens. I don't see anything 'funny'.

[@r0man767]

​@@lunarebony6122 until you start protesting against mass immigration/migration in your country then the media and government crucifies you.

[@bruceli9094]

Japan, the Land of the rising sun. Japan is Forever.

[@chris.asi_romeo]

Excellent documentary 👏👏👏👏

[@rayhuakai5415]

Do you know why the Tokugawa Shogun gave up their power and returned it to the Emperor? It was because they knew that the Emperor was above them. The Westerners who wanted to divide and rule Japan did not know that. At the time when 70% of the world was colonized, Japan would have been colonized too if it had not been aware of Western intentions.

[@cornpopwasabaddude4188]

"If you're having monarchy problems i feel bad for ya son. I got 99 problems but a king aint one." - George Washington

[@odinsson204]

Probably. Lol

[@82RN]

This is the funniest thing I’ve read all day!!! THANK YOU!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cornpopwasabaddude4188]

@@82RN I'm glad I could be here for you. Have a great day!

[@Tahoe756]

Based

[@sonnylambert4893]

😂😂😂 and your handle is as good as your comment!!!

[@dayitabiradatta5870]

At least emperor Akihito has tried to come close to the people. Look at his exemplary conduct during the earthquake and tsunami

[@TheWorld4all]

Can a wolf bear a rabbit?

[@Nanakanisurra]

I do believe that Japan's imperial family is the oldest continuous dynasty in existence.

[@Tahoe756]

No one cares what you believe thou

[@Yamato-tp2kf]

@@Tahoe756 Another CCP BOT

[@may-ky6jl]

At least same DNA carry through male gene nearly 3000 years. Nobody attempted to destroy Royal family in its history so far. I think a present Emperor is 147th , something like that.

[@lunarebony6122]

​@@may-ky6jl 3000 years? I'm pretty sure they didnt even have the imperial system for 3000 years. You can correct me if im wrong tho

[@may-ky6jl]

@@lunarebony6122 This year is Kōki2683 which represent the present Emperor's family be on the throne means that They are carrying same DNA through male gene for 2683 years. In early distinct period of history, Japanese used the moon calendar. There were people lived before the present Emperor's family took over from other family who had governed Japan. Naruhito is the 126th monarch according to Japan's traditional order of succession. The era after the enthronement of Emperor Jimmu, colloquially known as the Japanese imperial year or "national calendar year" is a unique calendar system in Japan. It is based on the legendary foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu in 660 BC. Kōki emphasizes the long history of one family and the certain Imperial dynasty.

[@kariannecrysler640]

I found this very informative. I have often wondered how the Japanese monarchy came to be. Thank you.

[@piercethelutheran]

Please put production dates on these

[@jhca4671]

If the US gets to have Arlington, then Japan gets to have Yasukuni.

[@akita1934]

靖国には東條英機が祭られている。ArlingtonにHetlerが祭られていたらアメリカ国民はどう思う？

[@jhca4671]

@@akita1934 言ってることがめちゃくちゃでわろった。失言は大体ジョークや例え話。その譬え話は全く当たらないね。Arlingtonにルーズベルトが祭されているなら成立するが。敵国の戦時リーダーと自国の戦時リーダーの区別もつけないならこんな例え話はやめてほしい

[@akita1934]

@@jhca4671 無謀な戦争を引き起こした戦犯の話だよ。靖国にA級戦犯が祀られてから(1978年)天皇は靖国に行くのを止めた。つまり,arlingtonと靖国は同列の認識は誤りの指摘だよ

[@akita1934]

@@jhca4671 1978年以降天皇は靖国に行くのを止めたのだからarlingtonと同列ではないとの指摘だよ

[@and1yaya88]

As a Japanese, This video has been made to quite the Left side. The three professors, Asashi Shinbun, appeared but They are known as the left side. There was no centrist or even the right side was only Activator and Yakuza.

[@Sarafimm2]

PUT THE DATE OF THE SHOWS IN THE DESCRIPTION BOX!!!! This show must be at least 15 years out of date!! So much can change in that amount of time!! Prince Hisahito was born 6 Sept 2006 and in this video he's a baby. The Crown Prince, Naruhito, became Emperor in 2019. The credits are cut off before you can see when this show first aired.

[@TrickyVickey]

I agree with you. I find the absence of date stamps to be necessary information omitted. This is a recent trend I see through KZbin for some reason.

[@ninjalanternshark1508]

At 35:24 the commentator mentions its been 64 years since the war. Putting this documentary some where around 2011-2012ish.

[@gwenynmel5682]

It’s a historical documentary… it really doesn’t matter when it was filmed.

[@cowboykelly6590]

So

[@emanarroyo7143]

Why are ya rude Karen?

[@mrbeach1344]

Very informative. Thanks for this video.

[@Pipedreams4]

This is more a commentary on Hirohito and the war than a history of the monarchy. So much left out or ignored

[@user-fp8yy3tz7i]

As a Japanese student,I want to keep the Tenno system. Once you guys learn Japanese modern history,you would think we should keep it even the people from abroad.

[@lincolnhaldorsen5649]

As an American, I want to keep the system too. I see monarchies as above everyday politics and an institution that is meant to control and check the power of the masses. You must have someone who can stop the elected government from falling into radicalism and that is what an Emperor is for. Monarchies in my opinion should be above critcism

[@tehaisikattepi9393]

Please keep it . Dont listen to Westerners propaganda . If they want to say about Emperor Past Sin , they have to remember most of them (European and US) have been Occupied and Colonized almost half of the world for their own agenda . And now they act like they are so Clean with no Sins ? 🤣🤣🤣

[@arsen-jb1gs]

Agree

[@Mothman_Libra]

@@lincolnhaldorsen5649 You're living in the wrong country then lol

[@lincolnhaldorsen5649]

@@Mothman_Libra ya, “America is just a market” my mom’s West African friend told me, he’s probably right

[@gyoku_ro]

As a Japanese most of us love them.

[@reefmohammed3553]

I love AV production 😂😂😂

[@Shivaismysaviour]

Why?

[@ballsack6547]

I love the Japanese and their culture 🇯🇵, kind regards from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿UK 🇬🇧

[@TraitofSiNN727]

*Japanese have always intrigued me. They are very mysterious in their ancient culture and their infamous Urban Legends and unknown deep forests.*

[@here_we_go_again2571]

Thank you for this documentary. This is an excellent video.

[@yutakimura3842]

I think there are some exaggerations in this video. We Japanese, to varying degrees, fundamentally love the Emperor and his Imperial Family.

[@onlyfacts4999]

The Japanese monarchy was supposed to be abolished after WW2 but the Americans found it easier to maintain control of Japan with a puppet figurehead.

[@FriedPi-mc5yt]

@@brucepoole8552 As he should have or more A-bombs would have dropped.

[@frateranpvbail-shm6912]

Japan should reinstate true monarchy and distance themselves from the illness which is the US

[@FriedPi-mc5yt]

@@frateranpvbail-shm6912 I think the USA made a mistake. We should have executed everyone in the Emperor’s family for supporting war crimes and then executed the Emperor. No more imperial family. No chance of there being another imperial family. No special people with special privileges or special benefits. We could have done the world a great favor and the people of Japan a great favor.

[@brucepoole8552]

@@frateranpvbail-shm6912 sure because it worked so well in the 1940’s Stick to video games

[@jumbotheelephant8029]

You want ww2 to last forever. THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!

[@NaeemAmin]

8:24 man said Bahrain instead of Berlin and the subtitles followed through lol

[@nmp3913]

Great video, definitely deserve more views.

[@jasonwalker559]

Please help. I took 2 years of Japanese history. Back in mid 90,s. I was under the impression that there were several offices that acted independently. Yes Emperor Herohito had final say but he ruled mostly on civil and and ceremonial duties

[@HappyGM-R]

Studies two years and still cannot spell names of emperor..

[@snoopyshultz]

it's an on going debate about how much responsibility he actually bore. on one hand there is the opinion that he was a puppet king living under fear of his military. on the other hand you have the opinion that he is revered as a god with total dedication from his subjects and the reason he was not persecuted was because the allies needed a smooth transition to establish their bases. a dead god is not good for setting up bases to keep the soviets in check especially after the americans experienced bonzai rushes and kamakaze attacks by fanatical japanese throughout the the war. you decide what makes more sense to you ?

[@joakimlundgren7043]

Hironomiya Naruhito. The most weighty shogun apparently was called Tokugawa Ieyasu. William Adams became the first samurai from europe.

[@57113]

I found this documentary oneof the best I've seen on Japan and the monarcy, notably due to the fact it revealed how the Japanese people themselves felt about this issues involved, not foreign historians. This doc explained how the God like status of the emperor came about, the explanation of the shinto religion and the oldest monarchy in the world. I appreciated how we heard from the left and right wing sides of the Japanese expressed their opinions. I gained alot of information and understanding packed into the time frame. As for that British spokesman on the Japanese, take at good unbiased look at your own British sham of a monarchy that's falling to pieces before you critisize Japan's monarchy. I find Japanese history facinating from the shogun, Edo periods to the present day. Many thanks for this doc and I look forward to more on Japan, it's people and their facinating history. ❤❤😃😃

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

May GOD bless and protect the Imperial Family of Japan. ♥️ ♥️ ♥️

[@Shivaismysaviour]

Yeah god protected them plenty as babys burned in china......no god

[@marielle3548]

Very interesting.Thank you.

[@bobc5730]

Congratulations Kieran and I commend you for taking this step. The delivery will get smoother and I am sure your stress level will diminish. I hope your audience size keeps growing. In my humble opinion, you are still the best source for an insightful news source in Thailand. You always call them as you see them.

[@Babararoot55]

Bob ✌️

[@chvckelvmbaringnetwork5286]

how ironic it is that emperors are proud to be direct descendants of Amaterasu, a goddess, but denied a princess to become Japan's empress.

[@namthomson1124]

Thanks 🙏 😘

[@apelsinuke]

4:30 battleDRESS 🤣

[@aresee8208]

One might think, relative to so many other countries in the world, Japan would be among the least in need of a figurehead to unify the country.

[@sa34w]

You would be wrong. History and lineage matters to Asian culture. West Doesn’t understand

[@ryan49805]

Japan is such a fascinating country and culture. I’m grateful that both of our flawed countries were able to overcome atrocities and become true friends and allies. 🇺🇸 ❤️ 🇯🇵

[@xander_k_]

The US is where culture goes to die.

[@Lampshade_productions]

YES! ❤

[@Niggamakesbeatsfr]

@@xander_k_ damn. Just like that?

[@TheWorld4all]

Japan didn't have much choice after the atomic bomb. We should never trust the Japanese, they can turn on us when the push comes to a shove.

[@lunarebony6122]

japan 'overcoming atrocities'? no, more like denying and ignoring them.

[@bechayramos5478]

Very informative...worth watching.

[@evenonthecoldestnightsidri4470]

Hirohito: "hey did we always have 3 suns outside?"

[@amosaiccosmos6302]

A hummer in Japan? Where would you park?

[@patrickpleasant151]

At any city park, several Japanese families will rent out and live in a hummer while you sightsee it's considered spacious by Japanese standards and they'll thank you profusely. 😆

[@1p4142136]

@17:50 is that a picture? Or a painting? What year?

[@johnkeller6063]

A good video even though a bit outdated.

[@opesc1]

The system is not controversial , it is self evident.

[@dannybeun948]

Fantastic documentary 👌

[@neldatoroc4269]

First Monarchy of Japan (Meiji) 🇯🇵👑🎎 Second Monarchy of Japan (Taishō) 🇯🇵👑🎎 Third Monarchy of Japan (Hirohito) 🇯🇵👑🎎 Fourth Monarchy of Japan (Akihito) 🇯🇵👑🎎 Fifth Monarchy of Japan (Naruhito) 🇯🇵👑🎎

[@kapilsharmaWorld_uncensored]

If people doesn't know, the imperial family can't marry outside the known imperial family members. This clause was added for the very reason to cause an inevitable collapse of the Japanese imperial family.

[@Yamato-tp2kf]

That was before Emperor Taisho, i read a book about the fact that Emperor Taisho was born from a concubine (the fact that many emperors were born from concubines through out the centuries don't surprise me at all, many countries did that in their history!), but Hirohito was born from Taisho's wife who didn't belong to the imperial family, and Hirohito did the same has his father and that's how they stopped doing that, but the effects of consanguinity still hinders the imperial family, like the male heir crisis from the 2000's.

[@janokumura]

Both Former Emperess Michiko and Emperess Masako are both "commoners" at the time that Emperor Akihito married Empress Michiko many Japanese were elated because they felt that the Imperial line needed " new" blood to strengthen the bloodline.

[@bruceli9094]

Kim Jong Un: I am surpreme Japan: Hold my Emperor

[@unconscious1076]

Also the Japanese emperor had the best drip ever

[@archingelus]

i find it very informative to know that according to japanese myth, sea comes from god's snot

[@mho...]

kinda makes more sense then an invisible wizard in the sky, zapping everything into existence

[@marialourdesnavidad2137]

The crown of an emperor was blown away by typhoon Betty in Northern tip of Luzon attached to his sliced black head, lol

[@Shin_Chan_.]

oh

[@davidrobinson4553]

Very interesting but turned off at the 4th add not halfway through.

[@Babararoot55]

Robinson😟

[@AppleStrawberryLove]

Shintoism is not a religion of ancestor worship. It has more of an animism bend. The ancestral worship was added or more accurately fleshed out due to Buddhist philosophy. It's a late addition.

[@neldatoroc4269]

Emperor Akithito and Emperor Naruhito of Modern of Japan?

[@chocinglate4052]

Imagine when the emperor sees picures and passages written in 9th centry and everyone knows the guy in it is his direct great-great-great-grand-grand-........-grand father.

[@curtisgregory517]

I was the next door neighbor to the Emperors Palace every time I stayed in the Hilton Hotel in Tokyo.

[@safiyagitta9239]

Hello, can you please add subtitles? thank you

[@tommytwotacos8106]

Koume! It's eight of clock! Time to wake up!

[@tommy8715]

Long live the Emperor of Japan!

[@neldatoroc4269]

The Imperial of Japanese of Legendary.

[@philipdeutsch9716]

Incredible piece on the Japanese Monarchies! Thank you!

[@hhoge]

As for the criticism of the program as a whole, why did they only interview academics and newspaper reporters known to be communists, as well as nationalists who opposed them? These people are so extreme in their ideology that they are almost ignored in Japan. When Japan began trading with the United States and other Western countries, it modeled itself on Britain, so the positions of the Japanese and British royal families are similar. To this day, both countries are constitutional monarchies. The Japanese also know that the human rights violations committed by the British in their colonies and the Opium War against China are not called war crimes. Of course, the British Royal Family is not to blame. 8:09 Kenichi Asano is a Japanese columnist for North Korea's official newspaper. 14:34 In fact, some tombs have already been excavated. Academically, it is believed that the current imperial family became the most powerful force in Japan during a civil war around 180 AD, and began to rule Japan around 250 AD. It was unclear why Japanese history books had very little information about the period from the first emperor to the ninth, and the ages were unrealistically long. It is consistent with archeology if we assume that the 10th Emperor Sujin was the true first emperor. That is about 1800 years ago. 15:06 It is a claim by Korean nationalists that Japan's imperial family came from the Korean peninsula. Archaeologically, Japanese-style tombs began to be built in the southwestern part of the Korean Peninsula in the 5th century. According to inscriptions on stone monuments discovered in China, the southern countries of Korea were frequently invaded and ruled by Japan from the 3rd to the 5th century. 17:39 Although there were some misgovernments and famines, overall the Edo period was a period of great prosperity. The Shogunate banned Christianity after receiving information that Portugal was promoting Christianity and colonizing Asian countries. And only the Dutch, who were Portugal's competitors, were allowed to trade in Nagasaki.

[@neldatoroc4269]

Return is Shinto in Emperor of Japan 🇯🇵🗾⛩️🏯?

[@neldatoroc4269]

Discovery of Meiji Restoration?

[@neldatoroc4269]

“Save of the Future”Emperor's of Japan?

[@proudinfidel7791]

If you have never read James Clavell's 1975 novel "Shogun," do yourself a favor and do so. It was very enlightening regarding the origins of Japanese culture.

[@TheWorld4all]

You are foolish to think that the movie Shogun would teach about the Japanese culture.

[@KaReNTheTeRRiBleTriBBLe]

The origins of "Japanese culture" predate the period of Clavell's novel.

[@user-bc3ym9xp7o]

原武史 16:12江戸時代、天皇は知られていなかった 19:02古事記 24:10大正天皇 25:46君民一体⇒国体 29:48シンガポール陥落の興奮が忘れられない 30:46天皇は沖縄戦で負けても勝利にこだわる

[@oO-_-_-_-Oo]

Hiroshi Kawahara, leader of the feared right wing 'pressure group' smoking a cigarette is actually my neighbor Ron Kizaumi here in Ft. Lauderdale. He's a teddybear but he plays a yakuza type like no other.

[@joshuaerlandson5623]

This was well made, although it looks like it was assumed the fringe on the political right is indicative of all on the political right, but that wasn’t the case for the left. A good documentary watches it’s political coloring. Stay true neutral. Great cinematography though!

[@barryhoff8870]

Conservative right wingers like you always scream and cry foul then you play the what about game as soon as anyone criticizes your ideology. Conservativeism is a decease that must be stamped out

[@joshuaerlandson5623]

@@barryhoff8870 says the leftist troll. I gave the makers some feedback that not everyone is hardcard to one side or the other. It is a spectrum. But if you want us wiped out, try it. We’re the ones willing to defend ourselves.

[@joshuaerlandson5623]

@@barryhoff8870 and racist leftists like you demand everyone do, say, and think what you do. If we don’t then we are evil that needs wiped from the earth. Yet all we ask for is liberty to each live their own way. But that isn’t good enough for you.

[@joshuaerlandson5623]

@@barryhoff8870 fascist not racist. Autocorrect and missed. I don’t know if your racist, but it’s clear your a fascist thug.

[@stevenv6463]

Having the emperor publicly renounce his divinity reminds me of how the last Qing emperor, Puyi, was reformed by the communists very deliberately.

[@neldatoroc4269]

Past in Japan? Present in Japan? Future in Japan?

[@Pettywise_]

Hi! A lot of viewers listen to these videos. When you have a 4:53 person talking in their native language you should consider dubbing it in English. You do it for some of your videos but not all.

[@stephanleo]

It's telling how the Tenno can only be male, considering all japanese emperors allegedly are descendants of a female sun goddess ...

[@k-matsu]

There have been quite a few female Emperors in Japanese history. The males only clause was added by Emperor Meiji, in 1868, and reflected the "westernised" view of his main advisors (this was the peak of Victorian-era sexual repression in Europe). I am almost 100% certain that rule would have been dropped if a boy candidate had not been born. In the early 00s, there was a lot of discussion about this and everyone expected that the current Emperor's eldest daughter, Aiko, would become heir apparent, and the Meiji-era rule would be dropped. But then the current Emperor's younger brother had a son, so the [deeply conservative] Imperial House Agency left the rule in place.

[@stephanleo]

@@k-matsu Arigato for the information :)

[@Babararoot55]

@@stephanleo 😒

[@jetye1934]

there was only female emperors when the male emperors were too young to rule or other reasons like that. It was temporary and the imperial line was passed down to the male and has always been male

[@k-matsu]

@@jetye1934 Totally not true. I suppose youve never heard of Empress Suiko? She reigned for 35 years. For the entirety of that time her own son, Shotoku Taishi, was alive. Yet she was the emperor, not him. The next emperor, Jomei, was one of HER descendants. Dont lie about things you dont know. It just makes you look stupid.

[@nowgaku]

I don't know it's good or bad but that is Japan.

[@ThePBotProject]

Daiko is right!

[@chizukoingraham7550]

Whether or not WWII was instigated by Hirohito, I don't think that Japan would have taken such a drastic act of attacking Pearl Harbor if Japan was treated equally at the signing of the Versailles Treaty. Japan helped the USA, England, France, Russia, Canada and a few other countries to fight against Germany to win WWI. After WWI, the Versailles Treaty was signed; but before finalizing it Japan asked to add one provision stating that Japan will be treated as an equal partner with all those countries. But it was vehemently denied due to their race, especially by Winston Churchill. People will go angry if the race card is put out against you.

[@harrisonkinner4965]

Versailles Treaty is too far or too indirect to Pearl Harbor. You should find the close or direct reasons of the Pearl Harbor attack in Japanese invasion of China and South East Asia. Japan wanted to continue such invasion. That is why Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. You should remember Japanese education about its history is biased and distorted.

[@chizukoingraham7550]

@@harrisonkinner4965 French, Dutch, Britain and US were all colonizing the southeast Asia. Japan wanted equal treatment and wanted to have an equal stake in the colonization of Asia. When people are denied something based on race, it will definitely make them angry.

[@harrisonkinner4965]

@@chizukoingraham7550 Imperial Japan was seeking equality???? What a nonsense! What a self-biased unreasonable crazy claim. Why did Japan invade south east Asian countries which should be equal countries like Japan?

[@user-qm7jw]

Europe used to colonize the world, but when Japan started colonizing Asia, the West rebelled. The West at that time had the idea of the Yellow Peril, and they were afraid of Asians, especially Japanese, and discriminated against them. And they were afraid that Japan would unite Asia against the West, so they wanted to crush Japan at any cost. The West had colonized Southeast Asia, and Japan needed military power to counter their colonial policies, and they needed oil to build up their military. However, Japan was prevented from importing oil from abroad by the ABCD line. Moreover, Japan had no resources of its own, and relied on imports for more than 90% of its oil. If Japan's oil supply was stopped, not only would its military fail, but its economy as well, and Japan would have gone to war at any cost. It was obvious that Japan would destroy itself if it did nothing, and war was the only way for Japan to survive. It was a complete trap by the West to make Japan go to war. If Japan had not started the war, most of Asia would still be a Western colony. France sent French troops to Indochina after the end of WWII to try to colonize it again.

[@solongos5500]

@@harrisonkinner4965 Koreans always try to criticize Japan.

[@mho...]

Badly Titled .... this is NOT about the Dynasty, its about the WW2 emperor & like 5 min of history 😒 shame! would have loved to hear more about ancient japan & its unification under the dynasty tbh! but nooooo WW2 AGAIN -.-

[@dkwlin4351]

Frankly, I consider the Western Historians (inter Alia Leftists and Socialist School) have amplified the use of emperor suspicions in Japan. Most Japanese exactly hate war and military. But they still agree the stability and prosperity from US Military presence and Emperor. The side affects of abduction of Emperor may be unthinkable for Japanese. Ironically, Japan is a Monarchist state which is more like real democratic republic. But China and North Korea are people republics but existed unspoken Emperors. Retrospect the history, those where eliminated monarchs were suffering more radical and horrible havoc like China, Cambodia, Laos, Libya, Ethiopia, Iran and Afghanistan. Japan and US don’t want to pay the potential havoc of radical republicanism. Highly recommended a vintage book “The Chrysanthemum and the Sword” by Ruth Benedict.

[@saorikudo7317]

I quite agree.

[@frateranpvbail-shm6912]

this, the communists in the universities and media simply hate tradition

[@basedsalty6970]

If you look in the United States liberals are destroying there own country within

[@Kunfucious577]

I don’t understand why anyone would expect an culture to turn their backs on their history. This shouldn’t even be controversial. Todays America is what you get when people are taught to hate themselves.

[@Graywing]

@@Kunfucious577 China, Russia, Germany and many other countries abolished their monarchies. This "turning their backs" on their history and culture. It's not something new.

[@vango8220]

Remember Bataan…Never Forget! 1-194 AR (CAB)

[@putraappm]

BANZAI ❗❗❗

[@rockyubina1496]

Ikaw lang ung hindi nakalimot eh

[@edim2276]

GM when I see these kind of program's I always ask myself why where we live where supposedly there should have equity there's so much inequality,then I think 🤔 there's the answer. Let the people be in inequalities while a very few in opulence. Where's the equality?

[@smavi4133]

Respect to everyone who, still to this day, can comprehend the importance, merit and simply the beauty of a royal, or even imperial father of the state.

[@sean5278]

Restore the house of peers

[@taylorclark2100]

Bring back absolute monarchy.

[@markyamaguchi9571]

Lexus LFA 🎌

[@thomasburke7995]

Think on what was said.. it's more Important to become a representative republic while acknowledging the past..

[@jumbotheelephant8029]

It's not your business! YOU'RE NOT JAPANESE!!! YOU'RE A FOREIGNER!!!

[@joshuaerlandson5623]

Could that not be done as a constitutional monarchy? Most have no problem with that elsewhere, so why not Japan? Cutting out that system because he lost a war (badly) and we’ve “moved passed that” is not a good reason.

[@cardozoluciano8362]

@@jumbotheelephant8029 so what? I guess you shouldn't talk about USA because you're not from there, or talk about the British empire because you're not from the United Kingdom. It's a stupid idea.

[@jumbotheelephant8029]

@@cardozoluciano8362 it's up to the japanese government not foreigners.

[@may-ky6jl]

Wonder why you did not interview on street with ordinary people. You interviewed on far Left and right people who are minorities in Japanese society. According to MacArther's secretary when Emperor visited first time at US office in J, Emperor told MacArther that he would take full responsibility for the war and he would stand in court. Also he offered his imperial treasures for children in need. US Government had decided not to blame Emperor for ordinary people's respect towards him. American could not control Japan if anything happened to the Emperor, they thought. 3000 years ago Japanese used Moon calendar, counted two for a year. Earlier Emperors ages twice older than present age.

[@christophergarwood2320]

A Mama's Boy...smh..one of such can only fail the people.

[@speshonsylliang9710]

Japan and Britain should presaved the traditional harotage rullers

[@apelsinuke]

well, the age of empires is over. the only empire that might emerge some day will be a multiplanetary human empire, and even that's not highly likely as term "empire" requires conquering other nations.

[@jansandman6983]

the emperor of man

[@iliaselmaghrebi9114]

Thats not true empire is just a country that has a emperor mostly associated with a multyatnic state or a very powerful/influential state but its controversial but it certainly dont means conquering

[@Heisenburger0001]

Japan can't do shi anymore

[@BigMexican151]

Empires could always return.

[@FingerPuppetSarcasm]

Had to make sure this actually contained history and wasn't just a doc about the mentally ill in japan...

[@Peak_Aussieman]

Maybe "Modern Concepts" should be the things being thrown out at 52:20.

[@Kenny-yl9pc]

This "doucmentary" is very much biased and does not depict the reality much. It is in regards to the history of the monarchical system very superficial. Not much informative and heavily influenced by their agenda which clearly shows thorugh the way they spin the sentiment and reality. Not really a scientific apporach.

[@saorikudo7317]

I quite agree.

[@nny2055]

Yeah, this is cringe worthy and so outdated content.

[@neldatoroc4269]

Asia and Europe of the Axis Powers?

[@danielmoncaster3216]

Constitutional monarchy > Presidential republic.

[@plozar]

Japan shut out others. Brits sailed in. WW2, Emperor is God. After WW2 they are friends

[@lupin402]

As a japanese I personally dont like our tennou to be called by other countries as emperor. Emperor sounds like the one who has absolute power. On the contrary, japanese tennou has absolute no power. Thats the main reason why their family survived for more than thousand years.

[@briankdey1746]

The subtitles on this are horrible 😫

[@Mr-ll7cu]

As a Japanese, I think the Left Wing opinions are baseless, and Right Wings are doing too much.

[@rjhick1]

Wow crazy, I always thought the British was actually the oldest monarchy

[@ashleelarsen5002]

What star does she descend from?

[@user-cr3pn7rk2v]

The British dynasty is very recent. Current house has been ruling for less than a century I think

[@tobascoheat6582]

The British monarchy doesn't even go back to the time of Christ, and the ROMAN EMPIRE!! And NEITHER of these are HEREDITARY (being FATHER to first born SON only).

[@Madonnalitta1]

@@user-cr3pn7rk2v don't be daft. The current monarchy of the UK can be traced back more than 2000 years to the Saxons and Vikings who married into the Norman ruling family. After the Normans came the Plantagenets, the Yorks/Lancastrians, the Tudors, the Stuarts, the Hanoverians, the Victorians, and finally, the Windsors. That's the lineage in the UK from more than 2000 years ago but the line is much older as the Vikings came from Scandinavia, the Saxons from Germany and the Normans from France.

[@ashleelarsen5002]

@@Madonnalitta1 the Aztecs win, Madonna

[@apelsinuke]

39:30 but now they strive to change that part of the constitution which forbids them to participate in active wars.

[@Yamato-tp2kf]

Well that ended when Shinzo Abe resigned in 2020, they stopped doing the change of the article 9

[@cybrwzrd]

I support Japanese nationalists. They are the good guys here.

[@SteepSix]

This documentary does not understand Japan or the Japanese people. 38:10 "The very foundations of the Emperor myth, as the son of heaven, were eradicated in an instant."... This may be the singular most naive statement I have ever heard regarding the Japanese. Though a few more in this video come close! What a mess.