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Last emperor of the Empire of Japan. Reign saw World War II and post-war economic miracle. Longest reigning verifiable emperor in Japanese history. [143] [145] 125: Akihito 明仁: Living: 7 January 1989 – 30 April 2019 (30 years, 113 days)
The role of the emperor of Japan has historically alternated between a largely ceremonial symbolic role and that of an actual imperial ruler. Since the establishment of the first shogunate in 1192, the emperors of Japan have rarely taken on a role as supreme battlefield commander, unlike many Western monarchs. Japanese emperors have nearly ...
The rulers of Japan have been its Emperors, whether effectively or nominally, for its entire recorded history.These include the ancient legendary emperors, the attested but undated emperors of the Yamato period (early fifth to early 6th centuries), and the clearly dated emperors of 539 to the present.
Wikipedia categories named after Japanese emperors (10 C) Pages in category "Emperors of Japan" The following 118 pages are in this category, out of 118 total.
The Imperial House (皇室, Kōshitsu) is the reigning dynasty of Japan, consisting of those members of the extended family of the reigning emperor of Japan who undertake official and public duties. Under the present constitution of Japan, the emperor is "the symbol of the State and of the unity of the people". Other members of the imperial ...
The Heian period (平安時代, Heian jidai) is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. [1] It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kammu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto).
Ōkubo Toshimichi (1830–1878) Main founders of Modern Japan. Takeda Shingen (1521–1573) pre-eminent daimyō in feudal Japan; Himiko (d. 248) was a shaman queen of Yamataikoku in Wa (ancient Japan) Inō Tadataka (1745–1818) surveyor and cartographer, completed the first map of Modern Japan. Ishihara Yujiro (1934–1987) actor and singer
Both the cabinet of Japan and the Japanese military were directly responsible not to the elected legislature but to the emperor. [180] Concurrently, the Japanese government also developed a form of Japanese nationalism under which Shinto became the state religion and the emperor was declared a living god. [ 181 ]