[citation needed] In 1908, a letter allegedly written by Japanese revolutionaries denied the Emperor's divinity, and threatened his life.
The Japanese Communist Party demanded the abolition of the emperor system.
[4] They boycotted the formal opening of the National Diet in 1949 because of Emperor Shōwa's (Hirohito's) presence.
[5] The Japanese Communist Party continued to be antagonistic after Emperor Shōwa's death in 1989.
[7][8] In 1951, three thousand students in Kyoto University protested against Emperor Shōwa's continued reign.