What is the role of the imperial family in Japan?

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I'm doing an essay for social.

What is the role of the imperial family in Japan?
Their role is mostly of a traditional and ceremonial one. In Japanese culture, tradition and ceremony are very important, although no real governing or ruling power legally exists. However, one should not discount the leverage of an imperial family. Cultural biases and pressure can be powerful tools if wielded craftily. For an in-depth study, read anything about MacArthur and the terms of surrender concerning Japan. Good luck with your essay.
Reply:Prior to WWII, the Emperor was considered a god. That is one of the reasons that the Japanese were so averse to surrender: fear that their god would be an enemy's prisoner.


Now he is a link to ancient fuedal Japan, when Tokyo was called Edo, and warlords and samurai


were the nobility of Japan. The Emperor still remains sequestered away from common people.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Em...
Reply:the grandparents watch the house, the parents work, the kids do anything that the adults tell them to do
Reply:As far as I know, the imperial family in Japan has nothing more than a figurehead status. They lost any real governing power after WWII. They are mostly just there for tradition. I'm not 100% positive, but I think that is what the purpose of the imperial family is.