The Imperial House of Japan is not a normal family. It is the oldest existing hereditary monarchy in the world, a mysterious clan descended from the gods of Japanese mythology.
The family is also totally powerless, a toothless organ of the government with parliamentarians drawing up new rules for its future offspring.
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