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	Japanese Emperor
		According to mythology, Japan's first Emperor Jimmu, a descendant of the Sun Goddess Amaterasu, was enthroned in the year 660 BC.
		Despite the fact that the effective power of the emperors was limited or purely symbolic throughout most of Japan's history, all actual rulers, from the Fujiwara and Hojo regents to the Minamoto, Ashikaga and Tokugawa shoguns respected the emperor and were keen in having the imperial legitimization for their position as rulers of Japan.
		With the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the Tokugawa shogunate was overthrown, and Emperor Meiji became the head of state.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e2135.html (270 words)

	Emperor of Japan at AllExperts
		The emperor's role is defined in Chapter I of the 1947 Constitution of Japan.
		Although the emperor currently performs many of the roles of a ceremonial sovereign as head of state, there has been persistent controversy within Japan as to whether the emperor is in fact a true monarch in a political sense or merely a hereditary pretender holding such office within a constitutional parliamentary republic.
		The acceptable source of imperial wives, brides for the emperor and crown prince, were even legislated into the Meiji-era imperial house laws (1889), which stipulated that daughters of Sekke (the five main branches of the higher Fujiwara) and daughters of the imperial clan itself were primarily acceptable brides.
	en.allexperts.com /e/e/em/emperor_of_japan.htm (4734 words)

	Emperor of Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The emperor's role is defined in Chapter I of the 1947 Constitution of Japan.
		Although the emperor currently performs many of the roles of a ceremonial sovereign as head of state, there has been persistent controversy within Japan as to whether the emperor is in fact a true monarch in a political sense or merely a hereditary pretender holding such office within a constitutional parliamentary republic.
		The acceptable source of imperial wives, brides for the emperor and crown prince, were even legislated into the Meiji-era imperial house laws (1889), which stipulated that daughters of Sekke (the five main branches of the higher Fujiwara) and daughters of the imperial clan itself were primarily acceptable brides.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Emperor_of_Japan (4652 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Emperor of Japan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The role of the Emperor of Japan has alternated between that of a supreme-rank cleric with largely symbolic powers and that of an actual imperial ruler from the dawn of history until the mid-twentieth century.
		Although the emperor performs many of the roles of a head of state, there has been a persistent controversy within Japan as to whether the emperor is in fact a true monarch in a political sense or merely a hereditary pretender, as a political servant of a constitutional parliamentary republic.
		The acceptable imperial wives, brides for an emperor and for a crown prince, were even legislated into the Meiji-era imperial house laws, which stipulated that daughters of Sekke (the five main branches of the higher Fujiwara) and daughters of the imperial clan itself were primarily acceptable brides.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Emperor_of_Japan (4188 words)

	GI -- World War II Commemoration
		Thus, during the long and eventful reign of the Showa Emperor, Japan emerged from a period of military expansion, culminating in national tragedy, and entered a new period of international cooperation during which it became one of the world's three greatest economic powers.
		Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako had seven children--two sons and five daughters--the oldest of whom was born in 1925 and the youngest in 1939.
		The Emperor died of cancer at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 1989.
	gi.grolier.com /wwii/wwii_hirohito.html (527 words)

	Emperor of Japan information - Search.com
		Although the emperor currently performs many of the roles of a ceremonial sovereign as head of state, there has been persistent controversy within Japan as to whether the emperor is in fact a true monarch in a political sense or merely a hereditary pretender holding such office within a constitutional parliamentary republic.
		The acceptable source of imperial wives, brides for the emperor and crown prince, were even legislated into the Meiji-era imperial house laws (1889), which stipulated that daughters of Sekke (the five main branches of the higher Fujiwara) and daughters of the imperial clan itself were primarily acceptable brides.
		An early ancestor of the dynasty, Emperor Keitai (flourished in the early 500's CE) however is suspected to have been an homme nouveau, though he is traditionally regarded as a distant member of the dynasty of his predecessors.
	www.search.com /reference/Emperor_of_Japan (6051 words)

	Japan Focus (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Bix maintains that Emperor Showa was shielded from trial by Allied commander Gen. Douglas MacArthur and his staff, who feared communists and wanted to harness the Emperor's domestic popularity to hasten Japan's recovery, and so suppressed damning evidence of his war involvement.
		But only the Emperor had the sovereign power to resolve the issue, and he was more concerned about preserving an empowered monarchy -- with himself on the throne -- than he was about saving the lives of his people.
		Emperor Meiji was his model, not his father, and he was the product of an intense socialization and indoctrination process.
	www.japanfocus.org /products/details/1871 (2643 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Emperor of Japan
		The Emperor of Japan (天皇 tennō) is Japan's titular head of state and the head of the Japanese Imperial Family.
		Cloistered Emperors have been known to come into conflict with their offical counterparts from time to time; a notable example is the Hogen Rebellion of 1156, in which the former Emperor Sutoku attempted to seize power from the current Emperor Go-Shirakawa.
		Although the Emperor performs many of the roles of a head of state, there has been a persistent controversy within Japan as to whether the Emperor is in fact head of state or merely someone who acts as one, as a political servant of a republican state.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Emperor_of_Japan (2075 words)

	Discover Japan: Japanese Monarchy \| japanese emperor, japanese monarchy
		The Emperor of Japan is Japan's titular head of state and the head of the Japanese Imperial Family.
		The role of the Emperor of Japan has alternated between that of a supreme-rank cleric with largely symbolic powers and that of an actual imperial ruler from the dawn of history until the mid-twentieth century.
		Cloistered Emperors have been known to come into conflict with their official counterparts from time to time; a notable example is the Hogen Rebellion of 1156, in which the former Emperor Sutoku attempted to seize power from the current Emperor Go-Shirakawa.
	www.japandiscovery.com /people/monarchy/emperor.html (322 words)

	Emperor Kammu Summary
		Kammu (737-806) was the fiftieth emperor of Japan.
		Emperor Kammu also issued an edict which was intended to cut down the building of new Buddhist edifices, to limit entries into the monastic order, and to prevent the sale or donation of land to religious institutions.
		Emperor Kammu died in the spring of 806 at the age of 69.
	www.bookrags.com /Emperor_Kammu (1249 words)

	The Role of the Emperor In Meiji Japan
		Japan is a society whose culture is steeped in the traditions and symbols of the past: Mt. Fuji, the tea ceremony, and the sacred objects of nature revered in Shintoism.
		Shortly after handing over power to the Emperor, the Emperor Komeo died and was replaced by his son who became the Meiji Emperor.Footnote8BFootnote8 Because the Meiji Emperor was only 15 all the power of the new restored Emperor fell not in his hands but instead in the hands of his close advisors.
		Instead he was used as a tool by the oligarchs to achieve their modernization plans in Japan such as the abolishment of fiefs, the end of the samurai, the propagation of new cultural practices, and pubic acceptance of the Meiji oligarchs industrialization policies.
	www.studyworld.com /newsite/ReportEssay/History/Asian\The_Role_of_the_Emperor_In_Meiji_Japan-3291128.htm (1879 words)

	Emperor of Japan - Voyager, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Historically, the role of the Emperor of Japan has alternated between that of a supreme-rank cleric with largely symbolic powers and that of an actual imperial ruler from the dawn of history until the mid-twentieth century.
		The current Emperor is Emperor Akihito (referred to in Japan simply as Tennō Heika), who has been on the Chrysanthemum Throne since his father Emperor Hirohito died in 1989.
		However, according to the Chronicles of Japan II (續日本紀), Emperor Kanmu's mother (Takano no Niigasa) was a descendant of 200-years-earlier King Muryeong of Baekje, Korea.
	voyager.in /Emperor_of_Japan (4181 words)

	December 23 - Japanese Emperor Birthday - Japanese Culture
		December 23rd is the Emperor of Japan's Birthday.
		For example, Emperor Meiji, the Emperor who took power at age 15 and whose policies were the subject of the rebellion in The Last Samurai, had a birthday on November 3rd.
		Emperor Akihito was born on December 23, 1933.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art15716.asp (262 words)

	Emperor of Japan
		Japan did acquire an empire, beginning with the annexation of the Ryu Kyu Islands in 1875 and culminating in conquest of Southeast Asia in 1940-1942.
		Second, while Japan has an "emperor" it is not formally an "empire." Between 1889 and 1946, the long form of the country's name was the "Empire of Japan." During the American occupation, the Diet (parliament) voted to drop the long form.
		The use of the terms "emperor," "imperial" and "imperial family" in reference to the Japanese monarch and his family are artifacts of the general title inflation of the mid-to-late nineteenth century.
	www.heraldica.org /topics/royalty/japan.htm (1501 words)

	Emperor of Japan: Current Amazon U.S.A. One-Edition Data
		Drawing extensively from the Meiji tenno ki, the official Japanese record of the emperor's life, noted Japan scholar and Columbia professor emeritus Keene fills this monumental work with a wealth of factual information from the emperor's childhood illnesses and tours across the country to his political role in the state apparatus.
		When Emperor Meiji began his rule, in 1867, Japan was a splintered empire, dominated by the shogun and the daimyos, who ruled over the country's more than 250 decentralized domains and who were, in the main, cut off from the outside world, staunchly antiforeign, and committed to the traditions of the past.
		Emperor of Japan conveys in sparkling prose the complexity of the man and offers an unrivaled portrait of Japan in a period of unique interest.
	www.halloween.com /halloween-books/free.php?in=us&asin=023112340X (1373 words)

	Mahikari Exposed - Mahikari, Mu, and the Emperor of Japan
		According to the Saviour's research and revelations, Mu was a landmass extending from Japan to Easter Island in the south and to Hawaii in the east.
		Also the meanings of Nihon (Japan) are Hi no Motosukuni- Land of the origin of the Sun/ Land of the origin of the positive spirit/Land of the origin of the spirit.
		Once reaching Japan and starting their teacher training, the boys heads were shaved and all students both Japanese and foreign nationals were required to rise before dawn so they could sing the Japanese National anthem as the sun rose.
	members.ozemail.com.au /~skyaxe/origins.htm (6751 words)

	TIMEasia.com \| TIME 100: Emperor Hirohito \| 8/23/99-8/30/99
		To understand the Showa Emperor's goals and premises, we must examine his life, as he led it and as it was led for him by his multitudinous helpers.
		Born on April 29, 1901, the eldest son of the Emperor Yoshihito, he was enrolled at the age of seven in the Peers' School.
		At last, the Emperor cast a deciding vote for surrender and later made his memorable broadcast to Japan's people about "enduring the unendurable." It was the first unequivocal decision he had made since 1936.
	www.time.com /time/asia/asia/magazine/1999/990823/hirohito1.html (2444 words)

	Emperor Hirohito
		When he was a boy, Michinomiya respectfully doubted that the Japanese emperor was a god, but was made to understand that this was a sacred myth.
		This was done since Emperor Hirohito had an estimated fortune in excess of $100 billion in a Swiss bank account, which cannot be accessed by anyone other than the Emperor in power.
		Hirohito was also the last of the Japanese emperors to be considered a god, and also one of the first modern emperors of Japan.
	www.angelfire.com /ia/totalwar/Hirohito.html (491 words)

	Amazon.ca: Emperor of Japan: Meiji and His World, 1852-1912: Books: Donald Keene (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Drawing extensively from the Meiji tenno ki, the official Japanese record of the emperor's life, noted Japan scholar and Columbia professor emeritus Keene fills this monumental work with a wealth of factual information from the emperor's childhood illnesses and tours across the country to his political role in the state apparatus.
		However, the environment to foster the rise of Japan as a world power was certainly fostered by the emperor's departure from the traditional role of the Japanese emperor, a position which under the preceeding Shogunate period could be said to resemble that of a national high priest.
		"Emperor of Japan" may not be the definitive source for each of these subjects, but as they directly involved and affected Emperor Meiji and his reign they are given a very thorough analysis.
	www.amazon.ca /Emperor-Japan-Meiji-World-1852-1912/dp/023112340X (1984 words)

	Emperor Hirohito
		In 1915 Hirohito was tutored by Kimmochi Saionju, the former prime minister of Japan.
		Under the constitution of Japan the Emperor could not act except on the advice of his ministers and the chiefs of staff.
		The emancipation of the women of Japan through their enfranchisement - that, being members of the body politic, they may bring to Japan a new concept of government directly subservient to the well-being of the home.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWhirohito.htm (2103 words)

	Meiji Emperor - 122nd Emperor of Japan
		Mutsuhito, the Meiji Emperor (3 November 1852-30 July 1912) was the 122nd Emperor of Japan.
		The Emperor Meiji was the surviving son of the Emperor Komei by the lady-in-waiting Nakayama Yoshiko (1834-1907), the daughter of Lord Nakayama Tadayasu, sometime minister of the left (sadaijin) and a scion of the Fujiwara.
		Japan was thus controlled by an oligarchy, which comprised the most powerful men of the military, political, and economic spheres.
	www.japan-101.com /history/meiji_emperor.htm (891 words)

	Emperor Jimmu Summary
		JIMMU, the first emperor of Japan, direct descendant of Amaterasu, the supreme deity, and generally regarded as the ancestor of the present Japanese emperor.
		According to the early chronicles, Jimmu was born in the province of Himuka on the island of Kyushu in western Japan.
		The Imperial house of Japan traditionally based its claim to the throne on its descent from Jimmu.
	www.bookrags.com /Emperor_Jimmu (781 words)

	BBC - History - Emperor Hirohito (1901-1989)
		Hirohito was Emperor of Japan from 1926 until his death in 1989.
		Hirohito was born in Tokyo on 29 April 1901, the eldest son of Crown Prince Yoshihito.
		On 15 August 1945, he made a radio broadcast announcing the end of the war - this was the first time the people of Japan had heard the voice of their emperor.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/historic_figures/hirohito_emperor.shtml (396 words)

	Japan Glossary - Emperor Meiji (Mutsuhito)
		One of Japan's most famous emperor, Mutsuhito supervised the modernization and Westernization of Japan, in what would bring the country from feudal backwaters to world superpower.
		Emperor Meiji's role in the states affairs remained limited, as he delegated most of his power to a group of oligarchs known as the genro (elderly statesmen), such as Ito Hirobumi or Yamagata Aritomo.
		Emperor Mutsuhito died in 1912 and was suceeded by his son, Yoshihito.
	www.jref.com /glossary/meiji_mutsuhito_emperor.shtml (206 words)

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