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Emperor Meiji reigned over Japan from 1867 to 1912, during the political transformation known as the Meiji Restoration. Authority was formally restored to the imperial institution as the Tokugawa shogunate and feudal domains were dismantled, although policy was largely directed by senior statesmen....
Akihito was emperor of Japan from 1989 until his abdication in 2019, and his reign is identified with the Heisei era. He succeeded his father, Hirohito, and became emperor emeritus after relinquishing the throne to his elder son, Naruhito. His abdication was the first by a Japanese emperor in more t...
Naruhito is the emperor of Japan and the 126th person recognized in the traditional order of succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne. He acceded on 1 May 2019 after the abdication of his father, Akihito, and his accession began Japan's Reiwa era. Under Japan's postwar constitution, the emperor serves...
Emperor Taisho of Japan (r. 1912–1926) presided over Japanese participation in World War I and a period of liberal political development known as 'Taisho Democracy.'
Emperor Hirohito (1901–1989) reigned over Japan for 63 years as the Showa Emperor, presiding over World War II and the country's sweeping post-war reconstruction.
Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989, the longest reign in Japanese history, spanning World War II, the atomic bombings, Japan's surrender, and its postwar economic revival.
