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Emperor of Japan
  • Introduction & Top Questions
  • Role in Japanese society
  • History of the imperial institution
    • Origins through the 8th century ce
    • Emperors and shoguns
    • Meiji Restoration and the imperial state
    • The postwar emperors
  • Imperial succession
  • Emperors and empresses regnant of Japan
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Emperor Naruhito of Japan smiles while posing outdoors in a light gray suit and white shirt in front of Palace Het Loo in Apeldoorn, Netherlands. Woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi showing Emperor Jimmu in flowing robes holding a long bow and staff with a bird, standing before radiating sunbeams as figures cower below. Emperor Meiji Emperor Hirohito Japanese Emperor Akihito, wearing a dark suit and tie, smiles and waves with his right hand to onlookers, with blurred people in the background.
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  • Who is the current emperor of Japan?
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  • Why did Japan’s emperors lose political power to the shoguns?
  • How did World War II change the role of Japan’s emperor?

Emperor of Japan: References & Edit History

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