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The chrysanthemum taboo (菊タブー, Kiku tabū) is the Japanese social taboo against discussion or criticism of the Emperor of Japan and his family, especially Emperor Hirohito (1901–1989).[1][2][3] The taboo also extended to discussion of the Emperor's declining health.[4][5]
The term came into use in the 1960s[6] and originates from the chrysanthemum flower found in the Imperial Seal of Japan, also called the Chrysanthemum Seal.