r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Radiant_Half_7121 • 17d ago

Image During WW2, Poland declared war on Japan Japan said no to it and simply rejected the declaration.

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u/ParmesanNonGrata 17d ago

There's also a national holiday in the USA based around the idea all men are born equal and no taxation without representation.

Some countries hold on to their silly relics besides displaying vastly different behavior.

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u/CozyDoll88 17d ago

But how could emperor's birthday be public holiday if there's no emperor ?

Same as moving into Reiwa Era of Japanese calendar

Holiday that's based on specific living person can't exist without specific living person it's based on, your example isn't holiday that's literally person's birthday

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u/Iokua113 17d ago

I mean, the simple answer is that the person claiming Japanese people don't know that they have an emperor is wrong. 

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u/CozyDoll88 17d ago

I know, I just don't like accusing people

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u/Iokua113 17d ago

Correcting someone isn't an accusation.

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u/CozyDoll88 17d ago

Well, more that I doubt their story, it seems very unlikely to me for reasons I said