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Japan’s Emperor Meiji was succeeded by Emperor Taisho, who had cerebral meningitis in infancy and was in poor health for much of his life. Emperor Taisho played a limited role in public life, leaving his son Hirohito to serve as regent starting at age 20.
Would a healthier Emperor Taisho have exercised more authority and tamped down the conflict between the army and the navy that supercharged Japanese militarism in the 1920s and 1930s?
u/CheapskateShow — 10 days ago