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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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Emperor of Japan on advice of Cabinet 2
72nd Emperor of Japan 1
Emperor Emeritus of Japan 1

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 (96)

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

Meiji Constitution → headOfState → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Akihito → honorificTitle → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor Emeritus of Japan
Tokyo → isSeatOf → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Imperial Ordinances of Japan → issuedBy → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
subject surface form: Article 65 of the Constitution of the Japan
Osami Nagano → loyalTo → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
House of Yamato → monarchTitle → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Imperial Academy of Japan → namedAfter → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Tokyo Imperial Palace → occupant → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Emperor Shirakawa → ordinalInOffice → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
this entity surface form: 72nd Emperor of Japan
subject surface form: Daijōsai
subject surface form: Daijōsai
Emperor Jimmu → positionHeld → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Emperor Meiji → positionHeld → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Emperor Shirakawa → positionHeld → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Emperor Taishō → positionHeld → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Emperor of Japan → predecessorInstitution → Emperor of Japan self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emperor of the Empire of Japan
Gold and Silver Rays → presentedBy → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Medal of Honor (Japan) → presentedBy → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Order of the Crown of Japan → presentedBy → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Empress of Japan → relatedOffice → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Sōri Daijin → relatedPosition → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Navy Minister of Japan → reportsTo → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Ministers of State → requiresApprovalBy → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
subject surface form: Ministers of State (Japan)
Chrysanthemum Throne → seatOf → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Empress Masako → spouseTitle → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Empress Teimei → spouseTitle → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Army Minister of Japan → subordinateTo → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
House of Peers → subordinateTo → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Imperial Diet → subordinateTo → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Privy Council of Japan → subordinateTo → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
chrysanthemum crest → symbolOf → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
subject surface form: Chrysanthemum Crest
Imperial Seal of Japan → symbolOf → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
this entity surface form: Japanese Emperor
Empress of Japan → titleHolderIsSpouseOf → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
chrysanthemum crest → usedBy → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
subject surface form: Chrysanthemum Crest
Imperial Seal of Japan → usedBy → Emperor of Japan ⓘ
Kikkamonshō → usedBy → Emperor of Japan ⓘ