Emperor.
the family
The civil war
Emperor Hirohito.
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The emperor is not chosen, the heir to the throne is the one to become the emperor.
everyone was fighting who would get the throne
Emperor Akihito is the head of state.
The Emperor was Hirohito and the prime minister was GEN Tojo.
there is no emperor of china right now. but when there were they lived in the forbidin palace
The main football team is nicknamed Samurai Blueand there is more info on Wikipeidia.com
Japan has a monarch (Emperor) as head of state and an elected prime minister as head of government.