The longest loyal family in the world
The present Emperor of Japan, namely Emperor Naruhito, is 162nd generation.
The oldest history book "Kojiki" says that the first Emperor, Emperor Jimu, was a descendant of a deity.
The 1500-year-old royal family is the longest in the world.
Is Emperor the ruler?
The origin of the Japanese Emperor is a kind of myth.
However, Emperor had been regarded being sacred and inviolable since the Meiji period to the end of World War 2 under the former constitution.
All power was concentrated on Emperor, but Japan was moving in a direction contrary to his intentions.
History shows that Emperor was often used by those in power at the period.Emperor is a symbol of Japan under the present constitution and not a ruler.