According to legend, he was the first Japanese emperor to drink tea.

The Japanese Emperor was the head of the government, but he had no real power.

First, by strictly enforced tradition, Japanese emperors never say much.

When the Japanese Emperor died in 1989 it marked the end of an era.

When he died, his funeral was as well attended as that of a Japanese emperor.

Kaneie, regent to the Japanese emperor from 986 to 990.

Before 1945 the Japanese Emperor was simultaneously head of state and divine.

Japanese Emperors have nearly always been controlled by external political forces, to varying degrees.

The earliest Japanese emperors are believed to be mythical or legendary.

The costume worn by the Japanese Emperor for special ceremonies has changed little since the 1300s.