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Emperor of Japan

The Emperor of Japan is a ceremonial figurehead and head of state under a form of constitutional monarchy in Japan. He is also the head of the Japanese Imperial Family. The Emperor is referred to as the Tennō (天皇) in Japanese, meaning "heavenly sovereign".

The Imperial House of Japan is the oldest continuing hereditary monarch in the world and it is said to date back to 660 BC founded by Emperor Jimmu.

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