The phrase descent from heaven, used in reference to Japan, means

a. the appointment of public officials by the emperor to whom divinity was ascribed before World War II.
b. a politician's or public servant's fall into disgrace because of a scandal.
c. the legendary origin of the imperial family.
d. the employment of senior government officials upon their retirement by public or private corporations.
e. the widespread belief that Japan has a manifest destiny.

d

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