That’s not all.
I read that “Shadow Emperor” did a similar thing except that the baddie was trying to drum up support over the years by insisting that his family is from the defeated Southern Count.
So basically a secret war between the descendants of the SC versus the Imperial Family via propaganda.
I could introduce some local conspiracy groups or two. Maybe...
—
I got an example of a case where claims are made that Akihito is not the actual emperor. This thing was the basis for SE.
Of course, readers need to be careful about the claims.
https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/sociopol_fulford153.htm
—
I’ll have to further work on the idea on how the lack of male heirs can be the sign of a potential takeover.
Analysts in Japan have reported from anonymous IHA personnel that some survivor from cadet families that the Allied Forces disbanded backed the idea of not having a modern female Emperor.
Edited by Ominae on May 17th 2019 at 6:49:36 AM

With my African foreign legion in the 1980s (Semi-hiatus) and my Filipino post-cyberpunk law enforcement (Indefinite hiatus) writing on hold, I'm going to start brainstorming on another story.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Regalia_of_Japan
From this suggestion
, it spawned support for writing a conspiracy thriller that the conservatives in Japanese society are refusing to allow females to ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne.
I'm actually looking for info on whether there are other items that are important to the monarch aside from the Imperial Regalia.
I read a story someone wrote called Kyuden (now called Shadow Emperor) where a so-called pretender is trying to use mercenaries to nab them regalia so that he can take over.
Edited by Ominae on May 14th 2019 at 1:22:32 AM