Book (Practical) Nihon Essay Essay Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Heisei Speak a Lot : Masayasu Hosaka

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Nippon Essay and Essay : The late Mr. Kazutoshi Hando asked me if I would like to meet a person on a cloud, Mr. Hosaka. In response, I was invited to the Imperial Palace by Their Majesties the Emperor and the Empress (now Emperor Emeritus and Empress Emerita) six times in three years from 2013 to 2016. Each of them had more than 20 hours of small talk. For the author who has studied modern history, the stories of the Emperor and the Empress were very valuable testimony that touched on the subtleties of history. At the same time, the late Mr. Makoto Watanabe, who was the Grand Chamberlain, strongly advised me to keep a record of these small talk as a historical material of the Emperor Veritable Records of the Heisei, which will be compiled in the future. Therefore, I wrote this book in the January and February 2023 editions of "Bungeishunju". This book records how the Emperor and the Empress of the Heisei have always faced history and the people of Japan. It includes a talk with Grand Chamberlain Watanabe in the May 2015 edition and a talk with Grand Chamberlain Kawashima Yutaka in the September 2018 edition. The words of His Majesty, who never appear in official scenes, such as "Why didn't democracy take root in Japan?" and "Is Ishiwara Kanji involved in such a place (written by Tanaka Memorandum)?" make me feel that the weight of the history of the two generations of the Showa and the Heisei is natural. Both were invited to the Imperial Palace at the time when His Majesty was thinking about abdication while alive. This book is a valuable record by historians who were involved in major historical milestones. It is a precious record by historians who were involved in major historical milestones. This book records how the Emperor and the Empress of the Meiji government have always faced the history and the people of Japan. The words of His Majesty, who never appear in official scenes, such as "Why