Lèse-majesté in Japan (Japanese: 不敬罪, romanized: fukeizai) was a special crime of defamation concerning the imperial family that was in effect between 1877 and 1947, mostly in militarized Japan. It is an act of disrespect against the imperial family and affiliated sites like imperial shrines and mausoleums.
Lèse-majesté in Japan (Japanese: 不敬罪, romanized: fukeizai) was a special crime of defamation concerning the imperial family that was in effect between 1877 and 1947, mostly in militarized Japan. It is an act of disrespect against the imperial family and affiliated sites like imperial shrines and mausoleums.
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