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What is the role of the Imperial family in modern Japan?

April 26, 2017family Imperial Japan Modern

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What is the role of the Imperial family in modern Japan?

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The present day Imperial Family consists of Emperor Akihito, who is the 125th sovereign in the traditional count and Empress Michiko. They have three children: Crown Prince Naruhito, Prince Akishino and Princess Sayako. Crown Prince Naruhito married Princess Masako on June 9, 1993. The role of the Emperor was transformed in 1946 and he now undertakes various activities including marking the appointment of the Prime Minister and Chief Judge of the Supreme Court, the opening and closing of Diet sessions and harmonising relations between Japan and other countries. The Emperor is “the symbol of the Japanese state’.