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Kokutai
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Kokutai

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Also known as Form of State

thumb|The nationalistic essence of kokutai is thought of as the uniqueness of the Japanese polity as issuing from a leader of divine origin. is a concept in the Japanese language translatable as "system of government", "sovereignty", "national identity, essence and character", "national polity; body politic; national entity; basis for the Emperor's sovereignty; Japanese constitution" or nation.

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • Before 1868
  • From 1868 to 1945
  • From 1868 to 1890
  • Meiji Constitution
  • Taishō Democracy
  • World War II
  • Post-1945
  • Notes
  • See also
  • References

thumb|The nationalistic essence of kokutai is thought of as the uniqueness of the Japanese polity as issuing from a leader of divine origin. is a concept in the Japanese language translatable as "system of government", "sovereignty", "national identity, essence and character", "national polity; body politic; national entity; basis for the Emperor's sovereignty; Japanese constitution" or nation.

==Etymology==

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