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Is is true that the Emperor was considered to be a God?

April 26, 2017emperor god

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Is is true that the Emperor was considered to be a God?

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Yes. The Japanese believe that Emperor Jimmu descended from the Sun Goddess, Amaterasu, who created Japan. All subsequent Japanese emperors have claimed descent from Emperor Jimmu and, as a result, they were revered as a living God. In 1946, Emperor Hirohito renounced his divinity by publicly announcing, I am no more divine. I am a human.