Kaneko Fumiko

From Unseen Japan by Jay Allen

It’s never safe to pit yourself against the power of the state. Even less so when the state deifies its leader as a living god.

That’s exactly what Kaneko Fumiko (1903-1926) did. Kaneko was born so far outside of Japan’s system that her birth officially didn’t even exist. After enduring years of brutalization, she spent the remainder of her life cursing and defying Japan’s imperial system. She hated the emperor so much that she spat his offer of clemency back in his face.

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