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Crimson_Corsair 09/10/24 12:06:28 PM #1:	Did not realize Japan still had an Emperor. I assume it is mostly symbolic like the royal family in England. Saw a news article in my feed saying the first male heir in four decades has reached adulthood. Apparently they are suffering from the same issues as the rest of Japan, declining birth rates. --- My head's not torn off, my sunglasses aren't broken. Amen, hallelujah, peanut butter. <cite>Crimson_Corsair posted [p:982069030] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>Did not realize Japan still had an Emperor. I assume it is mostly symbolic like the royal family in England.Saw a news article in my feed saying the first male heir in four decades has reached adulthood. Apparently they are suffering from the same issues as the rest of Japan, declining birth rates.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Baron_Ox 09/10/24 12:10:54 PM #2:	yea, I first found out when there was the story about the princess(?) who gave up her royal title to marry a non-royal/noble guy a few years ago. --- "I could never encapsulate all my cosmicality on my own." - mr. MFN eXquire. https://imgur.com/4CDGncR <cite>Baron_Ox posted [p:982069101] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>yea, I first found out when there was the story about the princess(?) who gave up her royal title to marry a non-royal/noble guy a few years ago. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
1337toothbrush 09/10/24 12:12:41 PM #3:	You missed out on when they were making a big deal out of no male heirs? They were briefly considering allowing a female heir but then they had a son and the whole thing was dropped. --- https://imgur.com/a/FU9H8 - https://i.imgur.com/ZkQRDsR.png - https://i.imgur.com/2x2gtgP.jpg <cite>1337toothbrush posted [p:982069124] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>You missed out on when they were making a big deal out of no male heirs? They were briefly considering allowing a female heir but then they had a son and the whole thing was dropped.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
R1masher 09/10/24 12:14:04 PM #4:	Isnt he 64yo --- R1R1R1R1R1R1 <cite>R1masher posted [p:982069151] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>Isnt he 64yo</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bass 09/10/24 12:14:16 PM #5:	The last I heard about them were Republicans bitching about Obama bowing to the Emperor, lol. Republicans never change. --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Bass posted [p:982069157] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>The last I heard about them were Republicans bitching about Obama bowing to the Emperor, lol. Republicans never change. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Ricemills 09/10/24 12:20:27 PM #7:	You guys didn't follow the princess michiko story? It was big at the time because she's the first commoner married into the royalty. --- You have the right to remain silent. Anything you posted will be misquoted, then be used against you. http://error1355.com/ce/Ricemills.html <cite>Ricemills posted [p:982069274] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>You guys didn't follow the princess michiko story?It was big at the time because she's the first commoner married into the royalty.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SocialistGamer 09/10/24 12:29:01 PM #8:	Ricemills posted... You guys didn't follow the princess michiko story? It was big at the time because she's the first commoner married into the royalty. Didn't a royal princess recently forego the royal stuff to marry a commoner? --- Capcom is the best developer ever! Steam ID: SocialistGamer92 <cite>SocialistGamer posted [p:982069435] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>Ricemills posted... </cite><quote>You guys didn't follow the princess michiko story?It was big at the time because she's the first commoner married into the royalty.</quote>Didn't a royal princess recently forego the royal stuff to marry a commoner?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ricemills 09/10/24 12:30:12 PM #9:	SocialistGamer posted... Didn't a royal princess recently forego the royal stuff to marry a commoner? Yes, princess Mako. --- You have the right to remain silent. Anything you posted will be misquoted, then be used against you. http://error1355.com/ce/Ricemills.html <cite>Ricemills posted [p:982069452] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>SocialistGamer posted... </cite><quote>Didn't a royal princess recently forego the royal stuff to marry a commoner?</quote>Yes, princess Mako.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nirvanas_Nox 09/10/24 12:31:09 PM #10:	The Emperor seems to be mostly just a figurehead at this point --- Kee Oth Rama Pancake <cite>Nirvanas_Nox posted [p:982069467] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>The Emperor seems to be mostly just a figurehead at this point</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 09/10/24 12:31:32 PM #11:	One of the princesses used to be bullied in school. Which is insane to me. Who has the balls to bully a princess? <cite>Zikten posted [p:982069474] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>One of the princesses used to be bullied in school. Which is insane to me. Who has the balls to bully a princess?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ricemills 09/10/24 12:32:00 PM #12:	Zikten posted... One of the princesses used to be bullied in school. Which is insane to me. Who has the balls to bully a princess? People that hates royalty? --- You have the right to remain silent. Anything you posted will be misquoted, then be used against you. http://error1355.com/ce/Ricemills.html <cite>Ricemills posted [p:982069480] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite><quote>One of the princesses used to be bullied in school. Which is insane to me. Who has the balls to bully a princess?</quote>People that hates royalty?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 09/10/24 12:32:48 PM #13:	Ricemills posted... You guys didn't follow the princess michiko story? It was big at the time because she's the first commoner married into the royalty. Other way around. She had to forsake the royal title to do it. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:982069493] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>Ricemills posted... </cite><quote>You guys didn't follow the princess michiko story?It was big at the time because she's the first commoner married into the royalty.</quote>Other way around. She had to forsake the royal title to do it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 09/10/24 12:32:54 PM #14:	Nirvanas_Nox posted... The Emperor seems to be mostly just a figurehead at this point Has been since the end of world War 2 <cite>Zikten posted [p:982069497] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>Nirvanas_Nox posted... </cite><quote>The Emperor seems to be mostly just a figurehead at this point</quote>Has been since the end of world War 2</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ricemills 09/10/24 12:34:01 PM #15:	Tyranthraxus posted... Other way around. She had to forsake the royal title to do it. Bro, that's Princess Mako --- You have the right to remain silent. Anything you posted will be misquoted, then be used against you. http://error1355.com/ce/Ricemills.html <cite>Ricemills posted [p:982069517] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite><quote>Other way around. She had to forsake the royal title to do it.</quote>Bro, that's Princess Mako</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 09/10/24 12:34:03 PM #16:	Zikten posted... Has been since the end of world War 2 More like since the first shogunate. --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:982069519] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>Zikten posted... </cite><quote>Has been since the end of world War 2</quote>More like since the first shogunate.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 09/10/24 12:34:41 PM #17:	Ricemills posted... Bro, that's Princess Mako Oh whoops --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:982069536] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>Ricemills posted... </cite><quote>Bro, that's Princess Mako</quote>Oh whoops </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ricemills 09/10/24 12:35:26 PM #18:	Tyranthraxus posted... More like since the first shogunate. Yeah. Warring States era was mainly about who can have the Emperor as their puppet. --- You have the right to remain silent. Anything you posted will be misquoted, then be used against you. http://error1355.com/ce/Ricemills.html <cite>Ricemills posted [p:982069546] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>Tyranthraxus posted... </cite><quote>More like since the first shogunate.</quote>Yeah.Warring States era was mainly about who can have the Emperor as their puppet.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
El_Marsh 09/10/24 12:52:40 PM #19:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] Yeah, the Japanese Emperors and their courts have pretty much always been secluded, at least for the last millenium or so. That's why that famous picture of MacArthur and Hirohito after the surrender was so significant; it was the very first time that most people anywhere (including in Japan) had seen a Japanese Emperor...and he was standing in deference to his victorious adversary. --- http://i.imgur.com/0APl48O.gifv <cite>El_Marsh posted [p:982069840] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> Yeah, the Japanese Emperors and their courts have pretty much always been secluded, at least for the last millenium or so. That's why that famous picture of MacArthur and Hirohito after the surrender was so significant; it was the very first time that most people anywhere (including in Japan) had seen a Japanese Emperor...and he was standing in deference to his victorious adversary. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyricZ 09/10/24 12:58:25 PM #20:	Nirvanas_Nox posted... The Emperor seems to be mostly just a figurehead at this point A second Edo era, only without the tyrannical military government or sonno joui. --- CyricZ He/him http://twitch.tv/cyricz42 <cite>CyricZ posted [p:982069965] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>Nirvanas_Nox posted... </cite><quote>The Emperor seems to be mostly just a figurehead at this point</quote>A second Edo era, only without the tyrannical military government or sonno joui.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
brestugo 09/10/24 1:19:31 PM #21:	Oldest continuous monarchy. --- Putin delenda est <cite>brestugo posted [p:982070328] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>Oldest continuous monarchy.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VeggetaX 09/10/24 1:21:15 PM #22:	Are they still rich, live in a giant home and have servants and shit? --- Don't like it? Don't watch it. It's that simple Dictator of Nice Guys <cite>VeggetaX posted [p:982070360] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>Are they still rich, live in a giant home and have servants and shit?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wanderingshade 09/10/24 1:34:20 PM #23:	Their transition back and forth from Imperial rule to Military rule is interesting. The Sengoku ended with the Shogun being the ruler, Ieyasu Tokugawa. There was a lot of conflict during the Bakumatsu between the Shinsengumi (military samurai) and the groups of Restorationist Ishin Shishi. The ended with the Meiji Restoration. That ended with the end of World War 2. --- "You're made of spare parts, aren't ya, bud?" <cite>wanderingshade posted [p:982070562] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>Their transition back and forth from Imperial rule to Military rule is interesting. The Sengoku ended with the Shogun being the ruler, Ieyasu Tokugawa. There was a lot of conflict during the Bakumatsu between the Shinsengumi (military samurai) and the groups of Restorationist Ishin Shishi. The ended with the Meiji Restoration. That ended with the end of World War 2.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnholyMudcrab 09/10/24 1:39:54 PM #24:	El_Marsh posted... Yeah, the Japanese Emperors and their courts have pretty much always been secluded, at least for the last millenium or so. That's why that famous picture of MacArthur and Hirohito after the surrender was so significant; it was the very first time that most people anywhere (including in Japan) had seen a Japanese Emperor...and he was standing in deference to his victorious adversary. Hirohito's radio broadcast to announce the surrender of Japan was the first time that basically anyone in Japan had even heard him speak. And because he gave it in an antiquated and formal version of Japanese, people had trouble understanding him too. It also gave us one of my favorite quotes: "The war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage" --- http://i.imgur.com/VeNBg.gif http://i.imgur.com/gd5jC8q.gif http://i.imgur.com/PKIy7.gif http://i.imgur.com/3p29JqP.gif <cite>UnholyMudcrab posted [p:982070642] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>El_Marsh posted... </cite><quote>Yeah, the Japanese Emperors and their courts have pretty much always been secluded, at least for the last millenium or so. That's why that famous picture of MacArthur and Hirohito after the surrender was so significant; it was the very first time that most people anywhere (including in Japan) had seen a Japanese Emperor...and he was standing in deference to his victorious adversary.</quote>Hirohito's radio broadcast to announce the surrender of Japan was the first time that basically anyone in Japan had even heard him speak. And because he gave it in an antiquated and formal version of Japanese, people had trouble understanding him too.It also gave us one of my favorite quotes: "The war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mad-Dogg 09/10/24 7:53:26 PM #25:	Yeah, ol' prince hitahito just hit 18. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/a/aa7a1b0a.jpg --- GTag:MadDogg730 PSN:lMadDogg NNID:xMadDoggx NS friend code:5313-0564-0819 Go buy cyber shadow like right now. <cite>Mad-Dogg posted [p:982075915] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, ol' prince hitahito just hit 18. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/a/aa7a1b0a.jpg</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
xAzNPimP4LiFex 09/10/24 7:56:00 PM #26:	whats the point? --- Pimpin ain't as easy as ya fellas think it is so don't front on me like that SON! <cite>xAzNPimP4LiFex posted [p:982075961] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>whats the point?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Crimson_Corsair 09/10/24 8:00:32 PM #27:	Cultural preservation? I guess. --- My head's not torn off, my sunglasses aren't broken. Amen, hallelujah, peanut butter. <cite>Crimson_Corsair posted [p:982076039] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>Cultural preservation? I guess.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kim_Seong-a 09/10/24 8:19:43 PM #28:	I only learned about it when the old one wanted to abdicate and caused a mild political crisis because apparently there wasn't a formal procedure to facilitate that. --- Lusa Cfaad Taydr <cite>Kim_Seong-a posted [p:982076341] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>I only learned about it when the old one wanted to abdicate and caused a mild political crisis because apparently there wasn't a formal procedure to facilitate that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Prototypic 09/10/24 8:27:29 PM #29:	Not only are they still the imperial family, it's been the same, unbroken family line since 539, at least, possibly even earlier, which seems crazy. --- Thus I became a madman. <cite>Prototypic posted [p:982076462] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>Not only are they still the imperial family, it's been the same, unbroken family line since 539, at least, possibly even earlier, which seems crazy.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Baron_Ox 09/10/24 8:28:46 PM #30:	VeggetaX posted... Are they still rich, live in a giant home and have servants and shit? I think they live in a palace, and are given some kind of sizable allowance. --- "I could never encapsulate all my cosmicality on my own." - mr. MFN eXquire. https://imgur.com/4CDGncR <cite>Baron_Ox posted [p:982076490] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>VeggetaX posted... </cite><quote>Are they still rich, live in a giant home and have servants and shit?</quote>I think they live in a palace, and are given some kind of sizable allowance. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_____Cait 09/10/24 8:28:53 PM #31:	They dont really do anything. They make appearences in media, they take pictures, they make people feel. I dont know, a sense of order or pride? The only things I can remember about the family was how the younger daughter was kind of sick. --- ORAS secret base: http://imgur.com/V9nAVrd 3DS friend code: 0173-1465-1236 <cite>_____Cait posted [p:982076492] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>They dont really do anything. They make appearences in media, they take pictures, they make people feel. I dont know, a sense of order or pride?The only things I can remember about the family was how the younger daughter was kind of sick. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyricZ 09/10/24 9:02:48 PM #32:	The point of having a royal family these days is to have someone to fawn over and bask in their glamour and prestige. That's it, really. --- CyricZ He/him http://twitch.tv/cyricz42 <cite>CyricZ posted [p:982077071] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>The point of having a royal family these days is to have someone to fawn over and bask in their glamour and prestige.That's it, really.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zikten 09/12/24 2:13:52 PM #33:	Prototypic posted... Not only are they still the imperial family, it's been the same, unbroken family line since 539, at least, possibly even earlier, which seems crazy. I believe they are the longest royal line in history <cite>Zikten posted [p:982102076] in TIL Japan ... [t:80844182]...</cite> <quote>Prototypic posted... </cite><quote>Not only are they still the imperial family, it's been the same, unbroken family line since 539, at least, possibly even earlier, which seems crazy.</quote>I believe they are the longest royal line in history</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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