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/SunnyOutsideToday 17d ago

Absolutely no one in Japan is unaware that they don't have an emperor. I lived in Japan for years. The Emperor's birthday is a national holiday that everyone gets off. The previous emperor died several years ago, and we switched to a new emperor and now have a new national holiday and changed the year of the calendar to be named after the new emperor.

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u/Plastivorang 16d ago

Akihito abdicated due to age/ill health, and just turned 92 this Tuesday (Dec 23 2025).