{"slug": "emperor-of-japan", "label": "Emperor of Japan", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_of_Japan", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q208233", "qid": "Q208233", "description": "head of state of Japan", "entries": 22, "years": 21, "span": [-659, 2019], "span_label": ["660 BCE", "2019 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 10}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 4}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 4}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 2}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Japanese monarchy"], "related": [{"slug": "hirohito", "label": "Hirohito", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "japan", "label": "Japan", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "emperor-tenmu", "label": "Emperor Tenmu", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "empress-koken", "label": "Empress Kōken", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "fujiwara-clan", "label": "Fujiwara clan", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "emperor-kazan", "label": "Emperor Kazan", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "emperor-ichijo", "label": "Emperor Ichijō", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "president-of-the-united-states", "label": "President of the United States", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "donald-trump", "label": "Donald Trump", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "november", "label": "November", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "nihon-shoki", "label": "Nihon Shoki", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "emperor-shomu", "label": "Emperor Shōmu", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -659, "year_label": "660 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 11", "text": "February 11 - The accession date of the first Emperor of Japan, Emperor Jimmu, converted from the Japanese imperial year as calculated by the dates in the Nihon Shoki.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370510216#Events", "title": "660 BC", "revid": 1370510216, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": -580, "year_label": "581 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "581 BC—Suizei becomes the second Emperor of Japan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368110656#Events_and_trends", "title": "580s BC", "revid": 1368110656, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": 724, "year_label": "724 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 3", "text": "March 3 – Empress Genshō abdicates the throne, in favor of her 23-year-old nephew, Prince Obito, who becomes the 45th monarch of Japan as the Emperor Shōmu. He is the son of the late Emperor Monmu.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340808653#By_date", "title": "724", "revid": 1340808653, "section": "Events › By date"}}, {"year": 758, "year_label": "758 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Empress Kōken abdicates the throne, after a 9-year reign. She is succeeded by her adopted son Junnin, grandson of the late emperor Tenmu. He becomes the 47th emperor (tennō) of Japan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366654492#Asia", "title": "758", "revid": 1366654492, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 986, "year_label": "986 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Kazan abdicates the throne after a political struggle from the Fujiwara family. He is succeeded by his 6-year-old cousin Ichijō as the 66th emperor (tennō) of Japan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365272436#Asia", "title": "986", "revid": 1365272436, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 1001, "year_label": "1001 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "November", "text": "November – The imperial palace is destroyed by fire.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341910152#Asia", "title": "1001", "revid": 1341910152, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 1234, "year_label": "1234 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 18", "text": "June 18 – Chūkyō, emperor (tennō) of Japan (b. 1218)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364989988#Deaths", "title": "1234", "revid": 1364989988, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1246, "year_label": "1246 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February 16", "text": "February 16 – Emperor Go-Saga abdicates the throne in favor of his 3-year-old son, Go-Fukakusa, who becomes the 89th Emperor of Japan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1356775338#Asia", "title": "1246", "revid": 1356775338, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 1288, "year_label": "1288 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "April 5", "text": "April 5 – Go-Fushimi, emperor (tenno) of Japan (d. 1336)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367964096#Births", "title": "1288", "revid": 1367964096, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1308, "year_label": "1308 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "September 10", "text": "September 10 – (Tokuji 3, 25th day of the 8th month) At the age of 11, Hanazono becomes the 95th Emperor of Japan upon the death of his cousin, the Emperor Go-Nijō. Emperor Hanazono will rule until 1348.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367315343#July_–_September", "title": "1308", "revid": 1367315343, "section": "Events › July – September"}}, {"year": 1318, "year_label": "1318 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "April 30", "text": "April 30 – The coronation ceremony of Go-Daigo as Emperor of Japan is held.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361981975#April_–_June", "title": "1318", "revid": 1361981975, "section": "Events › April – June"}}, {"year": 1535, "year_label": "1535 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 29", "text": "March 29 – (Tenbun 4, 26th day of 2nd month) Go-Nara, who has ruled since 1526 is formally installed as the 105th Emperor of Japan", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369561145#January–March", "title": "1535", "revid": 1369561145, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1596, "year_label": "1596 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 29", "text": "June 29 – Emperor Go-Mizunoo, 108th Emperor of Japan (d. 1680)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369722581#Deaths", "title": "1596", "revid": 1369722581, "section": "Deaths"}}, {"year": 1611, "year_label": "1611 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 9", "text": "May 9 – At the age of 16, Emperor Go-Mizunoo succeeds his father Emperor Go-Yōzei as Emperor of Japan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1277342005#April–June", "title": "1611", "revid": 1277342005, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1926, "year_label": "1926 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "December 25", "text": "December 25 – Emperor Taishō dies and is succeeded by his eldest son, Hirohito who becomes 124th Emperor. This event marks the end of the Taishō period and the beginning of the Shōwa period. Hirohito, Emperor Shōwa reigned as Emperor of Japan until his death in 1989.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366308218#Events", "title": "1926 in Japan", "revid": 1366308218, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1926, "year_label": "1926 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "December 26", "text": "December 26 – In the history of Japan, the Shōwa period begins from this day, due to the death of Emperor Taishō on the day before. His son Hirohito will reign as Emperor of Japan until 1989.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373503199#December", "title": "1926", "revid": 1373503199, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1928, "year_label": "1928 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "November 10", "text": "November 10 – The enthronement ceremony of Emperor of Japan Hirohito is held, two years after he actually took the imperial throne on December 26, 1926, following the death of Emperor Taishō.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372527586#November", "title": "1928", "revid": 1372527586, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1945, "year_label": "1945 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 15", "text": "August 15 – Hirohito surrender broadcast (Gyokuon-hōsō): Emperor Hirohito's announcement of the unconditional surrender of Japan is broadcast on the radio a little after noon (12:00 Japan Standard Time is 03:00 GMT). This is probably the first time an Emperor of Japan has been heard by the common people. Delivered in formal classical Japanese, without directly referring to surrender and following official censorship of the country's weak position, the recorded speech is not immediately easily understood by ordinary people. The Allies call this day Victory over Japan Day (V-J Day). This ends the period of Japanese expansionism, and begins the period of the Occupation of Japan and sets the stage for Korean independence.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371513862#August", "title": "1945", "revid": 1371513862, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1952, "year_label": "1952 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "December 26", "text": "December 26 – Joseph Ivor Linton, the first Israeli Minister Plenipotentiary in Japan, presents his credentials to the Emperor of Japan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373187098#November–December", "title": "1952", "revid": 1373187098, "section": "Events › November–December"}}, {"year": 1970, "year_label": "1970 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 25", "text": "November 25 – In Tokyo, author and Tatenokai militia leader Yukio Mishima and his followers take over the headquarters of the Japan Self-Defense Forces in an attempted coup d'état. After Mishima's speech fails to sway public opinion towards his right-wing political beliefs, including restoration of the powers of the Emperor, he commits seppuku (public ritual suicide).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370420699#November", "title": "1970", "revid": 1370420699, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1989, "year_label": "1989 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "January 7", "text": "January 7 – Emperor Hirohito dies; his son Akihito ascends as the 125th Emperor of Japan, followed by the change in the era name from Shōwa to Heisei on the following day.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369557705#January", "title": "1989", "revid": 1369557705, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 2019, "year_label": "2019 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 27", "text": "May 27 – U.S. President Donald Trump, during an official state visit to Japan, becomes the first foreign leader to meet with Japanese emperor Naruhito.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373255188#May", "title": "2019", "revid": 1373255188, "section": "Events › May"}}]}