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Back to top 5. Japan is the only country in the world with a reigning emperor The Japanese Emperor is known as the Tennō in Japanese, which literally translates as "heavenly sovereign".

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, left, accompanied by Empress Masako, right, waves to well-wishers from the balcony of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on his 65th birthday, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025.