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When Emperor Meiji’s son Yoshihito (1879–1926) acceded to the throne in 1912, things were looking good for Japan. The auspicious name ‘Taishō’, meaning ‘Great Righteousness’, was chosen to mark the new era.1 It suggested self-assurance as a world power, and promised wisdom and justice.
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© 2004 Kenneth G. Henshall
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Henshall, K.G. (2004). The Excesses of Ambition: The Pacific War and Its Lead-Up. In: A History of Japan: From Stone Age to Superpower. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230502925_6
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