Imperial Household Law

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The Imperial Household Law is the Japanese statute that governs the structure, succession, and internal affairs of the Imperial Family.

Observed surface forms (3)


Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese statute
amended 2017 special one-time abdication law for Emperor Akihito
appliesTo Imperial House of Japan
surface form: Imperial Family of Japan
articleCount 27 articles
basedOn Constitution of Japan
surface form: postwar Constitution of Japan
chapter Imperial House of Japan
surface form: Imperial Family

Imperial Household Council
Miscellaneous Provisions
Regency
Succession to the Throne
chapterCount 7 chapters
constitutionalStatus subordinate to the Constitution of Japan
country Japan
dateEnacted 1947-01-16
defines membership of the Imperial Family
order of succession to the Imperial Throne
effectiveDate 1947-05-03
enactedBy National Diet
surface form: National Diet of Japan
excludesFromSuccession adopted children
collateral branches not in the male line
female members of the Imperial Family
governs internal affairs of the Imperial Family
structure of the Imperial Family
succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne
jurisdiction matters internal to the Imperial House
language Japanese
legalField constitutional law of Japan
public law of Japan
legalStatus statutory law
officialNameInJapanese 皇室典範
prohibits adoption into the Imperial line for succession purposes
providesFor establishment of Imperial Household Council
providesThat a female Imperial member loses Imperial status upon marriage to a commoner
the Emperor must be a male descendant in the male line of the Imperial lineage
regulates Imperial abdication procedures
Imperial household finances in relation to public funds
Imperial marriages
loss of Imperial status
regency for the Emperor
titles of Imperial Family members
relatedTo Constitution of Japan
Imperial Household Agency
replaced Imperial Household Law self-linksurface differs
surface form: Imperial House Law of 1889
restrictsSuccessionTo male-line male descendants of the Emperor
shortName Kōshitsu Tenpan
subjectOfDebate reform of male-only succession rule
restoration or creation of female branches of the Imperial Family
successionPrinciple agnatic primogeniture

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Imperial Household Agency follows Imperial Household Law
this entity surface form: Imperial Household Law of Japan
Princess of Japan governedBy Imperial Household Law
this entity surface form: Imperial House Law of Japan
House of Yamato governingDocumentModern Imperial Household Law
this entity surface form: Imperial Household Law of Japan
Empress of Japan legalBasis Imperial Household Law
Imperial House of Japan legalBasis Imperial Household Law
Princess Mako legalFrameworkAffectingStatus Imperial Household Law
this entity surface form: Imperial Household Law of Japan
Imperial Household Law replaced Imperial Household Law self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Imperial House Law of 1889
Empress of Japan usedIn Imperial Household Law
this entity surface form: Imperial Household Law of Japan