Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
Emperor Shōwa (1901-1989, reigned 1926-1989); Emperor Showa; Emperor Hirohito
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
theory of the Emperor as an organ of government
Emperor Taishō (1879-1926, reigned 1912-1926); Emperor Yoshihito
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
Emperor's Birthday (national holiday; February 23)
female emperor (of Japan)
Festival of Emperor Jimmu (formerly held annually on April 3, the supposed day of his death)
tomb of Japanese emperor; Japanese imperial burial site
loyalist to the emperor; imperial loyalist
Nihon Montoku Tennō Jitsuroku (fifth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
the emperor as a symbol of Japan; symbolic emperor
loyalty to the emperor and expulsion of the foreigners
Imperial Declaration of Humanity (renunciation of imperial claim to divinity; January 1, 1946)
matrilineal emperor of Japan; emperor (either male or female) whose mother is (was) a member of the Imperial family but whose father is (was) not
patrilineal imperial succession (Japan)
Emperor's Cup; trophy given to tournament winners