Empress of Japan

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The Empress of Japan is the title held by the wife of the reigning Japanese emperor, serving as the foremost female member of the imperial family and a prominent symbolic figure in Japan’s monarchy.

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Empress of Japan
noble title
position in the Japanese imperial family
royal title
appliesToJurisdiction Japan
associatedDynasty Yamato polity
surface form: Yamato dynasty
associatedReligion Shinto
cannotExercise governmental powers
cannotHold political office
ceremonialRole participant in Shinto court rituals
participant in enthronement ceremonies
participant in state ceremonies
country Japan
currentHolder Empress Masako
diplomaticRole host of state banquets
participant in state visits
distinctFrom Kiko, Crown Princess Akishino
surface form: Crown Princess of Japan

Empress Dowager of Japan
surface form: Dowager Empress of Japan

Empress regnant of Japan
gender female
hasRole consort of the Emperor of Japan
foremost female member of the Japanese imperial family
public representative of the imperial family
symbolic figure of the Japanese state
hasType empress consort
isConsortTitleOf Chrysanthemum Throne
Tennō
surface form: Tenno (Emperor of Japan)
JapaneseName 皇后
JapaneseReading Kōgō
languageOfTitle Japanese
legalBasis Constitution of Japan
surface form: Constitution of Japan (symbolic framework)

Imperial Household Law
partOf Imperial House of Japan
Imperial House of Japan
surface form: Japanese monarchy
precedenceOver other female members of the imperial family
rank highest-ranking woman in the Japanese imperial family
relatedOffice Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino
surface form: Crown Prince of Japan

Kiko, Crown Princess Akishino
surface form: Crown Princess of Japan

Emperor of Japan
residence Tokyo Imperial Palace
surface form: Imperial Palace, Tokyo

Tokyo
socialRole patron of charitable organizations
patron of cultural activities
supporter of welfare and education causes
spouse Naruhito
surface form: Emperor Naruhito
style Her Majesty The Empress
surface form: Her Majesty the Empress
symbolicStatus non-political figure
symbolic member of the Japanese state
titleHolderIsSpouseOf Emperor of Japan
traditionSince ancient Japan
usedIn Imperial Household Law
surface form: Imperial Household Law of Japan

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Imperial House of Japan member Empress of Japan
Michiko positionHeld Empress of Japan
House of Yamato monarchTitle Empress of Japan
Empress Masako positionHeld Empress of Japan
Empress Masako positionHeld Empress of Japan
this entity surface form: Crown Princess of Japan
Masako Owada nobleTitle Empress of Japan
Empress Kōjun positionHeld Empress of Japan
Empress Teimei title Empress of Japan
Princess of Japan associatedWith Empress of Japan
Owada positionHeld Empress of Japan
subject surface form: Masako Owada
Her Majesty The Empress usedBy Empress of Japan
Empress Dowager of Japan relatedTitle Empress of Japan
Sadako Kujō positionHeld Empress of Japan
Kōjun Kōgō title Empress of Japan
Kōjun Kōgō nobleTitle Empress of Japan
Empress Genmei positionHeld Empress of Japan
Empress Genshō positionHeld Empress of Japan
Empress Shōken Fund honorsTitle Empress of Japan
Imperial Villas occupant Empress of Japan
Crown Princess of Japan distinctFrom Empress of Japan
Owada family title Empress of Japan
subject surface form: Masako Owada
Masako positionHeld Empress of Japan
Masako royalTitle Empress of Japan
Masako nobleTitle Empress of Japan
this entity surface form: Her Imperial Majesty The Empress of Japan