Japan's Royal Family,
The Imperial House of Japan, (皇室 kōshitsu?), also referred to as the Imperial Family, or the Yamato Dynasty, comprises 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 unity of the people. Other members of the imperial family perform ceremonial and social duties, but have no role in the affairs of government. The duties as an emperor are passed down the line to children and their children's children and so on.
The Japanese monarchy is the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy in the world still in existence. The imperial house recognizes 125 legitimate monarchs since the accession of Emperor Jimmu (traditionally dated to February 11, 660 BC), including the reigning emperor, Akihito; see its family tree.
List of current members
from left to right: Crown Princess Masako, Crown Prince Naruhito, the Emperor, Empress Michiko, Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko; on the occasion of the Emperor's Birthday at the Tokyo Imperial Palace; 2005
The 1947 Imperial Household Law defines the imperial house as: the Emperor of Japan (天皇 tennō?); the empress (皇后 kōgō?); the empress dowager (皇太后 kōtaigō?); the grand empress dowager (太皇太后 tai-kōtaigō?); the crown prince (皇太子 kōtaishi?) and his consort (皇太子妃 kōtaishihi?); the imperial grandson who is heir apparent (kōtaison, 皇太孫) and his consort; the male-line Imperial grandsons (親王 shinnō?) and their consorts; the unmarried male-line Imperial granddaughters (内親王 naishinnō?); Imperial Princes (王 ō?) and their consorts; and the Imperial Princesses (女王 nyoō?). The legitimate children and male line grandchildren of an emperor are 親王 shinnō (imperial princes) in the case of males and 内親王 naishinnō (imperial princesses) in the case of females. More distant male line descendants are ō (princes) or nyoō (princesses).
After the removal of eleven collateral branches from the Imperial House in October 1947, the official membership of the imperial family has effectively been limited to the male line descendants of the Emperor Taishō, excluding females who married outside the imperial family and their descendants.
There are presently 23 members of the imperial family:
Here is top ten members,Japan's Royal Family,
The Emperor (明仁)was born at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on 23 December 1933, the elder son and sixth child of the Shōwa Emperor and Empress Kōjun. He was married on 10 April 1959 to Michiko Shōda. Emperor Akihito succeeded his father as emperor on 7 January 1989.
The Empress, formerly(皇后美智子) Michiko Shoda, was born in Tokyo on 24 October 1934, the eldest daughter of Hidesaburo Shoda, president and honorary chairman of Nisshin Flour Milling Inc..
Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan,(皇太子徳仁親王妃雅子) the eldest son of the Emperor and the Empress, was born at the Tsugo Palace in Tokyo on 23 February 1960. He became heir apparent upon his father's ascension to the throne. Crown Prince Naruhito was married on 10 June 1993 to Masako Owada. The Crown Prince and Crown Princess have one daughter.
Masako, Crown Princess of Japan(愛子内親王) was born on 9 December 1963, the daughter of Hisashi Owada, a former vice minister of foreign affairs and former permanent representative of Japan to the United Nations.
Aiko, Princess Toshi, who (愛子内親王)was born on 1 December 2001 and who holds the childhood title "Princess Toshi".
The Prince Akishino, the Emperor's second son,(秋篠宮文仁親王) was born on 11 November 1965. His childhood title was Prince Aya. He received the title Prince Akishino and permission to start a new branch of the imperial family upon his marriage to Kawashima Kiko on 29 June 1988.
The Princess Akishino (文仁親王妃紀子)was born on 11 September 1966, the daughter of Kawashima Tatsuhiko, professor of economics at Gakushuin University. Prince and Princess Akishino have two daughters and a son:
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