Imperial House of Japan

Members of the extended family of the reigning Emperor of Japan

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2022 The Imperial Guard significantly stepped up efforts to protect the Imperial Family following the assassination of Shinzo Abe.
May 1 2019 Emperor Naruhito ascends to the Chrysanthemum Throne upon his father's abdication, becoming the 126th emperor of Japan.
2018 The Kitashirakawa branch of the imperial family became extinct.

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See Also

Naruhito

Emperor of Japan since 2019

Minamoto clan

Surname of Japanese imperial family members demoted into ranks of nobility

Taira clan

Major Japanese clan of samurai