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is the term for the Japanese social taboo against discussion or criticism of the Emperor of Japan, especially the late Emperor Shōwa. The taboo also extended to discussion of the Emperor's declining health. The term came into use in the 1960s and originates from the Imperial Seal of Japan, also called the Chrysanthemum Seal. == Overview == Before the end of the World War II, criticism and discussions of Emperor and the emperor system were severely punished by the old Penal Code as they were considered to be blasphemy and there was also strong pressure from Japanese society to such actions. Further, Peace Preservation Law was enacted in 1941 to punish such criticisms against the Emperor system. After the war, freedom of speech was widely recognized and the old Penal Code which prohibited blasphemy was also abolished. Due to the abolishing of old Penal Code, even critical speech against the Emperor and the emperor system was not legally punished and such criticism became socially more tolerated than before. However, some right-wing organizations and their members often caused violent activities to prevent this transition. Mass media refrained from critical speech about the Emperor and the emperor system for the fear of being attacked by right-wing organization, and this is one of reasons of the beginning of mass media's self-regulation. There is no evidence of self-regulations rules or standards for self-regulations about Emperor in the print media, however, in the broadcast media, for example, Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association (JBA) has a section saying "(broadcast media) do not broadcast in an attempt to harm our country and our country’s authority and as a symbol of country, Emperor is a subject to be included as the country’s authority." This self-regulation led to critical speech against Emperor and emperor system being treated as taboo in mass media and it has come to be euphemistically referred to as Kiku taboo since Kiku means Chrysanthemum. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chrysanthemum taboo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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