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    Which is the only country in the world to be ruled by an emperor?

    Question #95624. Asked by armindasantana. (May 13 08 1:42 PM)


    sudf

    		Japan is the only one. In 1979 there were three.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor

    May 13 08, 1:46 PM
    unclerick

    		Japan is not actually "ruled by an emperor." It is a constitutional monarchy similar to England, the Netherlands and others. The emperor has no power to rule, his duties are largely ceremonial. Bhutan is an absolute monarchy, meaning that the monarch has full power to rule. A very good source of information is The CIA World Fact Book.

    May 13 08, 7:08 PM
    author

    		The Emperor (formerly often called the Mikado) of Japan is the country's monarch. He is the head of the Japanese Imperial Family. Under Japan's present constitution, the Emperor is the "symbol of the state and the unity of the people," and is a ceremonial figurehead in a constitutional monarchy (see Politics of Japan).

    The current emperor is His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Akihito, who has been on the Chrysanthemum Throne since his father Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) died in 1989.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_of_Japan


    Akihito (born December 23, 1933) is the current emperor of Japan, and the 125th emperor according to Japan's traditional order of succession. He acceded to the throne in 1989, and is the 21st most senior monarch or lifelong leader. He is the world's only reigning monarch with the title of emperor.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihito

    May 13 08, 9:02 PM

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