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The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine
菊とギロチン
In the wake of the social unrest caused by the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, two female sumo athletes, Kiku and Tokachi, and an anarchist group called the Guillotine Society, spark an unlikely connection.
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1923
Primary placement confidence: high. Importance on the World History timeline: 3/5.
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