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Show YOSHIHITO, NEW JAPANESE EMPEROR The new emperor of Japan, the Mikado Yoshihito, faces a gigantic task as he steps into the place made vacant bv his remarkable father, the Emperor Mutsuhito. who died recently after a prolonged illness. Yoshihito Is the third son of the deceased de-ceased ruler and was proclaimed crown prince in 1SS8. He Is a man of strong character and enviable attainments attain-ments in war and statecraft. He Is an officer In the army and In the navy and haB seen severe service In both branches. He was married in 1900 and has three children. With all the advantages of a modern education and in full accord with the advanced ideas of the late emperor, he should prove a worthy successor to his father, who, though an oriental, was one of the truly great men of the age. He Is the one hundred and twenty-second ruler of Japan in his line, which, according to Japanese legend, is descended from the gods. A ' '? " The belief In the divine right of kings, which bo long was used as an xouie for the tyranny of the rulers of Europs, Is stlU prevalent In Japan. Thar the person of the mikado U held sacred. |