The emperor of Japan is the only currently reigning monarch whose title is translated into English as "Emperor". Both emperors and kings are monarchs or sovereigns, both emperor and empress are considered monarchical titles.
Emperor, title designating the sovereign of an empire, conferred originally on rulers of the Roman Empire and on various later European rulers, including the Holy Roman emperors, the Russian tsars, and Napoleon Bonaparte. It has also been applied to certain non-European rulers, such as those of Ethiopia or Japan.
emperor (plural emperors) The male monarch or ruler of an empire. In imperial China, it was often a responsibility of the emperor to evaluate his predecessor after the latter's death. Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor. The ruler of the Holy Roman Empire; the world ...
News 8000: Japan’s Emperor has a $248 million dinner date with a sun goddess
Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito will take part in a ritual feast with a sun goddess on Thursday night as part of a centuries-old ceremony to celebrate his ascension to the throne. But not everyone is on ...
Japan’s Emperor has a $248 million dinner date with a sun goddess
Drawing extensively from the Meiji tennoki, the official Japanese record of the emperor's life, noted Japan scholar and Columbia professor emeritus Keene fills this monumental work with a wealth of ...
Japan’s late, illustrious Emperor Meiji (1852-1912), who extracted his realm from Medievalism and started the buzz-saw of Progress, was prayerfully approached last week by 5,000 neat, respectful Tokyo ...