<10 Arguments for the Defense of the Tenno System(天皇制擁護の１０の理由）> by Michihiro Matsumoto
■Rationale:the system works better than any other hypothetical systems for Japan
■Definition:the Tenno System, hereinafter called "the system", means the Japan's single reigning imperial line ever since its shadowy protohistoric beginnings, uninterrupted by the postwar constitution of 1947 that defines the Emperor as the symbol of the state and of the unity of the people, deriving his position from the will of the people with whom resides sovereign power.
■Ｍａｊｏｒ ａｒｇｕｍｅｎｔｓ：
1. Logical reason: no other system works better for Japan. The system is the logical choice.
2. Political reason: Other political systems are probably costlier. The system, given its moral nature, finds it easier to constitutionally guarantee the freedom of speech we now enjoy.
3. Diplomatic reason: No other organs in Japan's body politic can better serve diplomatic functions than the imperial force. Representatives from 164 countries attended the state funeral for Showa Tenno for funeral diplomacy.
4. Historical reason: The unbroken imperial line has worked in Japan in terms of historical continuity and strengthened cultural identity.
5. Psychological reason: It works best in Japan because the "vacuum" center of our traditional culture serves as an emotional pull or Japanese "void" principle that makes parts work harmoniously inward.
6. Religious reason: The Tenno(chrysanthemum)serves religious rites. Ancestor worship and tradition are almost a religion for Japanese.
7. Structural reason: Symmetrical logic demands that there be a balance between "sacred" and "secular" bodies(i.g. church vs state)in Japan and
a responsible center watching over its peripherals.
8. Biological reason: Immunologically speaking, the heavily guarded system provides a unique immune system peculiar to Japan the way red blood cells (Imperial Family)work, protected by white blood cells(the government and military)that fight to protect the antibod(Kokutai)."Kokutai"(national polity)is a nucleus containing the nation's DNA and genetic information on the methods of avoiding intra-specific aggression.
9. Moral and ethical reason: The Tenno is traditionally the only unbiased parental figure who grows up on moral and ethical educations within the
maternal Imperial Family, so he is traditionally capable, if constitutionally allowed, of exercising moral and ethical influences upon the rest of the nation.
10. Economic reason: the system representing traditional rice culture, is the most ecological and the least capitalistic and for that matter the least
exploitatve form of economic activities.
