Relatives of the Emperor of Japan

 

Below is a list of known relatives of the reigning Emperor of Japan (Akihito). The list includes persons related to the Emperor through blood and marriage. Readers should note the following. First, while Emperor Meiji was the progenitor of the modern Imperial Family, his official consort, the Empress Shôken, bore no children. Lady Yanagiwara Naruko, an imperial concubine, was the biological mother of Emperor Taisho and thus the paternal great grandmother of the current Emperor. Second, the list shows the Emperor's known living relatives in both the paternal and maternal lines. These include the surviving brother, nieces, and nephews of the Empress Kojun (Nagako). Third, not all persons on this list are currently (or were ever) members of the Imperial Family. Under the 1947 Imperial Household Law, princesses lose their rank and status upon marriage. The husbands and children of former princesses are not members of the Imperial Family (except in the case of females who may later marry into the Imperial Family).

 

 

Father

 

Paternal Grandparents

 

Maternal Grandparents

 

Paternal Great Grandparents

 

Maternal Great Grandparents

 

LIVING RELATIVES

 

Wife

 

Children

 

Daughters-in-Law

 

Grandchildren

 

Brother

 

Sister-in-Law

 

Surviving Sisters

 

Surviving Brothers-in-Law

 

Nieces and Nephews

 

Surviving Paternal Uncle

·        Prince Mikasa (Mikasa no miya Takahito Shinnô), youngest brother of Emperor Shôwa

 

Surviving Paternal Aunts

 

Surviving Maternal Uncle

 

Surviving Maternal Aunt

 

Paternal First Cousins (children of Prince Mikasa)

 

Paternal First Cousins Once-Removed (grandchildren of Prince Mikasa)

 

Maternal First Cousins