The Mikado of the title character as a disrespectful representation of the revered Meiji Emperor; Japanese theatre was prohibited from depicting the emperor on stage. Japanese Prince Komatsu Akihito, who saw an 1886 production in London, took no offence. When Prince Fushimi Sadanaru made a state visit in 1907, the British government banned performances of "The Mikado" from London for six weeks, fearing that the play might offend him – a manoeuvre that backfired when the prince complained that he had hoped to see "The Mikado" during his stay. A Japanese journalist covering the prince's stay attended a proscribed performance and confessed
The Clear Word College Press of Southern Adventist University and sold in Church-owned Adventist Book Centers. Though "The Clear Word" is not officially endorsed by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, it is now being printed by the Review and Herald Publishing Association. Blanco originally wrote "The Clear Word" as a devotional exercise for himself. After friends and family saw what he did, they encouraged him to publish it. The New Testament part was first published and readers widely received and encouraged him to continue paraphrasing the whole Bible. It is considered a free paraphrase of the Bible: In the preface Blanco explains precisely what