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The emperor (天皇, tennō) is the head of the Japanese imperial family. Article 3 and 4 of the Law for Special Exception of the Imperial House Law concerning Abdication, etc. of Emperor ( 天皇の退位等に関する皇室典範特例法 , Tennō no taii nado ni kansuru Kōshitsu Tenpan Tokureihō ) define the Emperor Emeritus ( 上皇 ...
The following is a family tree of the emperors of Japan, from the legendary Emperor Jimmu to the present monarch, Naruhito. [1]Modern scholars have come to question the existence of at least the first nine emperors; Kōgen's descendant, Emperor Sujin (98 BC – 30 BC?), is the first for whom many agree that he might have actually existed. [2]
The terms Tennō ('Emperor', 天皇), as well as Nihon ('Japan', 日本), were not adopted until the late 7th century AD. [ 6 ] [ 2 ] In the nengō system which has been in use since the late 7th century, years are numbered using the Japanese era name and the number of years which have elapsed since the start of that nengō era.
List of the Emperors, accompanied with the regents and shoguns during their reign and a genealogical tree of the imperial family; The Emperor of Japan, explanation of the title of Emperor in the context of western terminology; Japan opens imperial tombs for research; Emperor of Japan's New Year Address 2017 (YouTube)
Princess Yuriko of Japan, who was the oldest member of the Japanese Imperial Family, has died at 101 years old. Princess Yuriko — the wife of Emperor Hirohito’s brother — died at a Tokyo ...
Naruhito [a] (born 23 February 1960) is Emperor of Japan.He acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne following his father's abdication on 1 May 2019, beginning the Reiwa era. [1] He is the 126th monarch according to Japan's traditional order of succession.
Japan’s imperial family made an Instagram debut with a barrage of posts on Monday, hoping to shake off their reclusive image and reach out to younger people on social media. The Imperial ...
At age 91, Akihito is the longest-lived verifiable Japanese emperor in recorded history. During his reign, 17 prime ministers served in 25 terms, beginning with Noboru Takeshita and ending with Shinzo Abe. He is the current oldest living member of Japanese imperial family, following Yuriko, Princess Mikasa's death on 15 November 2024. [b]