Emperor of Japan

  • 1emperor of Japan — emperor of Japan, = emperor fish. (Cf. ↑emperor fish) …

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  • 2Emperor of Japan — Tenno redirects here. For other uses, see Tenno (disambiguation). Emperor of Japan 天皇 Monarchy Imperial …

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  • 3Emperor of Japan (disambiguation) — Emperor of Japan may be:* Emperor of Japan, the Japanese monarchy * Emperor of Japan since 1989, Akihito * Emperors of Japan, on List of Emperors of Japan * Emperor of Japan, fictional character in musical stage work The Mikado See also * Empress …

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  • 4Emperor of Japan — n. ceremonial figurehead of state in Japan and the head of the Japanese imperial family …

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  • 5Emperor of Japan — Akihito (1989–), Hirohito (1936– 1989) …

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  • 6Controversies regarding the role of the Emperor of Japan — A flag waving crowd greet Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Palace on his birthday. Photo taken on Dec. 23, 2004. There have been several controversies regarding the role and the status of the Emperor of Japan. This is due in part to the variety of …

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  • 7Mutsuhito, Emperor of Japan — (1852–1912)    The emperor who presided over the transformation of Japan from a feudal realm into a modern nation and empire. Known posthumously as the Meiji Emperor, Mutsuhito assumed the crown in 1867 and became the preeminent symbol of the… …

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  • 8Japan — • Called in the language of the country Nihon or Nippon (Land of the Rising Sun), and Dai Nihon or Dai Nippon (Great Japan), situated north west of the Pacific Ocean and east of the Asiatic continent Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… …

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  • 9Emperor Kimmei — (欽明天皇 Kinmei tennō ) (509? 571) was the 29th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign is said to have spanned the years from 539 through 571. This reign is the first for which contemporary historiography are… …

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  • 10Emperor Kōkaku — (光格天皇 Kōkaku tennō ) (September 23, 1771 ndash; December 11, 1840) was the 119th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years 1780 through 1817. [Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du …

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