Emperor of Japan

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head of state hereditary monarchy monarch

The Emperor of Japan is the hereditary monarch and ceremonial head of state of Japan, serving as a symbolic figurehead under the country’s constitutional monarchy.

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All labels observed (11)

Label Occurrences
Emperor of Japan canonical 198
Emperor Emeritus of Japan 2
Emperor of Japan on advice of Cabinet 2

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state ⓘ
hereditary monarchy ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
abdicationPossibility yes ⓘ
appointmentMethod hereditary succession ⓘ
ceremonialDuties opening of the National Diet ⓘ
promulgation of laws and treaties ⓘ
receiving foreign ambassadors ⓘ
constitutionalArticle Article 1 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ
constitutionalMonarch yes ⓘ
constitutionalStatus symbol of the State ⓘ
symbol of the unity of the people ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
currentHolder Naruhito ⓘ
currentHolderStart 2019-05-01 ⓘ
definedIn Constitution of Japan ⓘ
dynasty Yamato polity ⓘ
surface form: Yamato dynasty
executivePower no ⓘ
firstMonarch Emperor Jimmu ⓘ
formerCapitalResidence Kyoto Imperial Palace ⓘ
genderTradition male-preference ⓘ
governmentForm constitutional monarchy ⓘ
heirApparent Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino ⓘ
surface form: Fumihito, Crown Prince of Japan
insignia Imperial Regalia of Japan ⓘ
Imperial Seal of Japan ⓘ
Imperial Seal of Japan ⓘ
surface form: Imperial Standard of the Emperor of Japan
insigniaType regalia ⓘ
seal ⓘ
standard ⓘ
judicialPower no ⓘ
languageOfTitle Japanese language ⓘ
legalTitle Emperor ⓘ
legislativePower no ⓘ
lineageClaim unbroken imperial line ⓘ
nationalityRequirement Japanese ⓘ
nationalSymbol Chrysanthemum Throne ⓘ
nativeTitle Tennō ⓘ
nativeTitleLanguage ja ⓘ
officialResidenceCity Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan ⓘ
surface form: Chiyoda, Tokyo
palaceComplex Kōkyo ⓘ
predecessorInstitution Emperor of Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Emperor of the Empire of Japan
religiousAssociation Shinto ⓘ
religiousRole Shinto rituals ⓘ
residence Tokyo Imperial Palace ⓘ
role ceremonial head of state ⓘ
symbolic figurehead ⓘ
seat Tokyo ⓘ
style His Imperial Majesty ⓘ
surface form: His Majesty the Emperor
succession hereditary ⓘ
termLength life tenure ⓘ
titleLanguage Japanese ⓘ
traditionalFoundationDate 660 BC ⓘ

Referenced by (211)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chief Justice of Japan → appointedBy → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Tokyo → isSeatOf → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Cabinet of Japan → appointmentBy → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Navy Minister of Japan → reportsTo → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Navy Minister of Japan → appointedBy → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service → allegiance → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Reiwa → associatedMonarchTitle → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Combined Fleet → allegiance → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army → allegiance → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Imperial Seal of Japan → usedBy → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Imperial Seal of Japan → symbolOf → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Japanese Emperor
House of Yamato → monarchTitle → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
House of Yamato → currentHeadTitle → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun → presentedBy → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy → conferredBy → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Order of the Sacred Treasure → awardingBody → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Order of the Golden Kite → conferredBy → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
chrysanthemum crest → symbolOf → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
subject surface form: Chrysanthemum Crest
chrysanthemum crest → usedBy → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
subject surface form: Chrysanthemum Crest
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan → subordinateTo → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Empress Masako → spouseTitle → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Meiji Constitution → headOfState → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Japanese China Garrison Army → allegiance → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army General Staff → subordinateTo → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Akihito → honorificTitle → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor Emeritus of Japan
Tokyo Imperial Palace → occupant → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
House of Representatives of Japan → canBeDissolvedBy → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor of Japan on advice of Cabinet
House of Representatives → canBeDissolvedBy → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
subject surface form: House of Representatives (Japan)
this entity surface form: Emperor of Japan on advice of Cabinet
Article 6 of the Constitution of Japan → definesRoleOf → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Article 6 of the Constitution of Japan → allocatesPowerTo → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Article 6 of the Constitution of Japan → requiresActionBy → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Naikaku Sōri Daijin → appointedBy → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Emperor Taishō → positionHeld → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Japanese 3rd Division → allegiance → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Osami Nagano → loyalTo → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Emperor Jimmu → positionHeld → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
皇室 → hasMonarchTitle → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
this entity surface form: 天皇
Emperor Meiji → positionHeld → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Governor-General of Taiwan → appointedBy → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Minister of Defense of Japan → appointedBy → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Empress of Japan → titleHolderIsSpouseOf → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Empress of Japan → relatedOffice → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Chrysanthemum Throne → associatedWith → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Chrysanthemum Throne → seatOf → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Tennō Tanjōbi → associatedWith → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
House of Peers → subordinateTo → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Emperor of Japan → predecessorInstitution → Emperor of Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor of the Empire of Japan
Prince Asaka Yasuhiko → allegiance → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Bright peace → associatedEmperorTitle → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
subject surface form: Bright Peace
Ministers of State → requiresApprovalBy → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
subject surface form: Ministers of State (Japan)