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Jan. 2nd, 2008 08:21 am
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Emperor Hirohito to the Japanese people: I am not a god.

Japanese people: WTF?!
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Date: 2008-01-02 01:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] madknits.livejournal.com
You gotta wonder what kind of fallout that statement created.

Date: 2008-01-02 10:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pklexton.livejournal.com
Or did he just say "I am not a living god" leaving open the claim that he is descended from the gods?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ningen-sengen

They didn't call it "Lost in Translation" for nothing.
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