The Japanese imperial family is considered to be the world's oldest monarchy, with an unbroken ... has the legendary Emperor Jimmu, said to be a descendant of a sun goddess and a storm god ...

originally inherited by the first Tenno Jimmu from his great-great-grandmother, Sun Goddess Omaterosu O-Mikami, who established him as the Emperor of Japan, over which his descendants have reigned ...

The first emperor was Emperor Jimmu, who is said to have begun his reign and built an empire around 660 BC. According to Japanese chronicles, his great-great-grandmother was the sun goddess ...

Under the constitution written by the US, Japan became a constitutional monarchy with the emperor kept on as "symbol of the state" who is forbidden from being involved in politics. The ...

The Chrysanthemum Throne is the oldest hereditary monarchy in the world ... a direct descendant of Japan’s first emperor Jimmu, circa 660 BC. Japan is the only country in the world where ...