Word: tenno
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Then, in 1912, his father, the Emperor Mutsuhito, died, and he became Tenno (Heavenly King) or Tenshl (Son of Heaven...
...Emperor's coronation was, however, delayed for three years while Japan mourned the death of his father. 'Not until Nov. 10, 1915 did he don the lacquered wooden crown of Japan and proclaim himself Tenno to his ancestors. At that time it was vigorously denied that he suffered from tuberculosis...
Then there came into the world the 124th descendant in direct line of the Emperor Jimmu Tenno (660 B. C.), founder of the oldest reigning dynasty*the world. Unfortunately the infant thus auspiciously born proved to be a girl Some 70 million disappointed Japanese were comforted by an announcement: "The Princess Nagako continues in robust health, and will personally nurse the granddaughter of the Emperor...
...Prince Regent, 22 years of age, and popular, is the heir apparent of a dynasty which, according to the Japanese, was founded by the first Emperor, Jimmu Tenno...