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Misaki Kamouchi

Misaki Kamouchi has written for openDemocracy about the Japanese monarchy.

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Sakura

The life-cycle of Japanese people unfolds to the eternal transience of their sakura blossom, says Misaki Kamouchi.

(This article was first published on 29 July 2004)

Japan: from the divine to the human

The courtiers may resist change, but new life is entering the Japanese royal family.