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English: Then they desired to be granted the family name of their mother, Agata no INUKAI no Michiyo, and received the kabane (hereditary title) of TACHIBANA no Sukune.
Japanese: そして母県犬養三千代の氏姓を願い、橘宿禰の氏（うじ）・姓（かばね）を賜った。
English: Subsequently, after the early Heian Period, there were numerous demotions from nobility to subject status with the aim to reduce the state's expenditure by decreasing the number of Koshin, to remove the political infighting concerning the succession to the imperial throne, and to create high-ranking nobilities that would serve as a buffer for the imperial family.
Japanese: のち、平安初期以降、皇親を減らして国家の支出を減らす、皇位争いに関する政争を除く、皇室の藩屏となる高級貴族をおくなどの目的で、多くの臣籍降下が行われた。
English: When Crown Prince Atsuakira requested to withdraw from the crown princeship during the reign of Emperor Goichijo, the title of imperial prince was specially granted to the crown prince's son (grandson of Emperor Sanjo), lifting the strict measures regarding entitlement and allowing Koshin two generations and beyond to be able to receive the rights granted to imperial princes by becoming the adopted child of an emperor.
Japanese: 後一条天皇の時、皇太子敦明親王が皇太子辞退を申し出ると、親王の男子（三条天皇の孫）に特に親王の称号を許して以後厳密な規定がされなくなり、孫以下の皇親でも天皇の養子縁組・猶子となって親王の待遇を受ける事が可能となった。
English: After the Edo Period, the hereditary houses of princes consisted of the Four Imperial Houses of Princes (Shitennoke).
Japanese: 江戸時代以降、世襲親王家世襲親王家（四親王家）から構成されるようになった。
English: A prince from each of the Four Imperial Houses of Princes (also called Miyake) comprised of Fushimi no Miya, Arisugawa no Miya, Katsura no Miya (no relation to the current Katsura no Miya) and Kanin no Miya was adopted by the emperor and conferred the title of imperial prince in order to inherit the throne.
Japanese: 伏見宮、有栖川宮、桂宮（現在の桂宮家とは無関係）、閑院宮の四宮家は世襲親王家として代々各宮家の王(皇族)が天皇の猶子（養子の一種）となり、親王宣下を受け世襲した。
English: Under the Constitution of the Empire of Japan, pursuant to the extent defined by the Former Imperial House Act, the Imperial family was defined as the family of the emperor that shared his Imperial lineage.
Japanese: 大日本帝国憲法下では旧皇室典範によってその範囲を定められた、皇統に属する天皇の一族を皇族とする。
English: The constituent members of the Imperial family were: the empress (Kogo), the grand empress dowager (Taikotaigo), the empress dowager (Kotaigo), the crown prince (Kotaishi), the crown princess (Kotashihi), the (eldest) son of the crown prince (Kotaison), the consort of the son of the crown prince (Kotaisonhi), imperial princes (Shinno), the consorts of imperial princes (Shinnohi), imperial princesses (Naishinno), princes (O),the consorts of princes (Ohi), princesses (Jyoo) (Article 30 of the Former Imperial House Act).
Japanese: 皇族の構成員は、皇后・太皇太后・皇太后・皇太子・皇太子妃・皇太孫・皇太孫妃・親王・親王妃・内親王・王(皇族)・王妃(皇族)・女王(皇族)である（旧皇室典範30条）。
English: The term 'Kozoku' was adopted in place of 'Koshin' which was used under the Ritsuryo Code system.
Japanese: 律令制の元で皇親と呼ばれていた呼称に変えて、「皇族」という呼称を採用した。
English: Previously, not even an empress was recognized as a part of the 'Koshin' if born into a subject's family; however, due to revisions made in the Meiji Constitution, an empress and other consorts were all treated as part of the Imperial family.
Japanese: また、旧来は皇后と言えども臣下の家に生まれた場合には「皇親」とは認められなかったが、この改正によって皇后・妃なども皇族として扱われるようになった。
English: Unlike the existing constitution, the title imperial prince/princess was given to those down to the great-grandchildren of the emperor, and great-great-grandchildren and later generations were given the title prince or princess (Article 31 of the former Imperial House Act).
Japanese: 現行憲法下と違い、四世孫（皇親族）までが親王・内親王とされ、五世孫以下が王・女王とされていた（旧皇室典範31条）。
English: By the decree of the former Imperial House Act, any male member of the Imperial family who reached the age of majority (18 for the crown prince or the son of the crown prince, 20 for other members of the Imperial family) became a councilor on the Imperial Family Council, a body consulted by the emperor on matters regarding the Imperial household.
Japanese: 旧皇室典範により、成年（皇太子・皇太孫は満18歳。その他の皇族は満20歳。）に達した皇族の男子は、皇室内の事項について天皇の諮詢を受ける皇族会議の議員となった。
English: The Imperial order decreed on May 18th, 1888, gave imperial princes who had reached the age of majority the right to attend (and participate in) meetings of the Privy Council (Japan) as Minister-without-Portfolio.
Japanese: 明治21年(1888年)5月18日の勅命により、成年に達した親王は、枢密院(日本)の会議に班列（列席して議事に参加すること）する権利を有した。
English: By the promulgation of the Imperial Ordinance Concerning the House of Peers, male members of the Imperial family who had reached the age of majority automatically became an Imperial councilor of the Privy Council (Japan).
Japanese: 貴族院令により、成年に達した皇族の男子は自動的に貴族院(日本)における皇族議員となった。
English: However, from the standpoint that members of the Imperial family should not be involved in politics and the fact that they were military officers, it was rare for them to actually attend the Council.
Japanese: だが、皇族が政争に関与すべきではないこと、皇族は武官であったことから、登院は極めて稀であった。
English: By the decree of the Ordinance of the Imperial Nobility (the Ordinance of the Imperial House, abolished), orders were bestowed in accordance with the following classifications:
Japanese: 皇族身位令（皇室令。既に廃止）によって、次の区分に従って叙勲された。
English: For civil suits arising between Imperial family members, an Imperial courthouse was established as required as a special tribunal with jurisdiction over the proceedings.
Japanese: 皇族相互間の民事訴訟については、特別裁判所として皇室裁判所が臨時に必要に応じて置かれ、これが裁判管轄することになっていた。
English: On the other hand, for civil suits arising between members of the Imperial family and the general public, the first and second proceedings of civil suits filed against the Imperial family came under the jurisdiction of the court appointed by the Constitution of the Empire of Japan (Meiji Constitution), and all other proceedings were conducted as per general law.
Japanese: 他方、皇族と人民（臣民）の間の民事訴訟については、人民の皇族に対する民事訴訟の第一審と第二審が東京裁判所大日本帝国憲法（旧憲法）下の裁判所の管轄に属することとされたこと等の外は、一般の法令によるものとされた。
English: Regarding criminal suits involving the Imperial family, matters that did not fall under the jurisdiction of court martial came under that of the Daishin-in (predecessor of the Supreme Court of Japan).
Japanese: 皇族の刑事訴訟については、軍法会議の裁判権に属するものを除く外は、大審院の管轄に属するものとされた。
English: Male members of the Imperial family were qualified to succeed the Imperial Throne, and excepting consorts of Imperial Princes and Princes, all members of the Imperial family that had reached the age of majority were qualified to assume the role of Sessho (regent).
Japanese: 皇族男子は皇位継承資格を、親王妃と王妃を除いた成年に達した皇族は摂政就任資格をもつ。
English: The Empress, the Grand Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager were addressed by the title Her Majesty, and all other Imperial family members were addressed by the title of His or Her Imperial Highness (Articles 17 and 18 of the former Imperial House Act).
Japanese: 皇后・太皇太后・皇太后は陛下、それ以外の皇族は殿下の敬称を称した（旧皇室典範17,18条）。
English: Marriage for members in the Imperial family required an Imperial sanction, and they were only allowed to marry other members of the Imperial family or, with special Imperial sanction, members of the peerage (Articles 39 and 40 of the former Imperial House Act).
Japanese: 皇族の結婚は、皇族同士か特に勅許を受けた華族との間に限られ、勅許を必要とした（旧皇室典範39,40条）。
English: Furthermore, due to the supplementation to the Imperial House Act on November 28th, 1918, female members of the Imperial family were allowed to marry into the O Imperial Family (the Imperial Household of the former Republic of Korea).
Japanese: また、大正7年（1918年）11月28日皇室典範増補により、皇族女子は王公族（旧韓国皇室）に嫁することができた。
English: An Imperial sanction was necessary for the arrest of or summoning to court of a member of the Imperial family (Article 51 of the former Imperial House Act).
Japanese: 皇族を勾引し、裁判所に召喚するには勅許を必要とした（旧皇室典範51条）。
English: For actions that disgraced their court ranks or for a lack of loyalty towards the Imperial household, members of the Imperial family were given a reprimand by way of an Imperial statement, and for egregious cases, there were possibilities of the suspension or deprivation of their Imperial privileges, or even demotions to the status of a subject (Article 52 of the former Imperial House Act and Article 4 of the Supplement to the Imperial House Act, February 11, 1907).
Japanese: 皇族が品位を辱める行いをしたり、皇室に対して忠順を欠くときは勅旨を以って懲戒を受け、重い場合は皇族特権の停止、剥奪を受け、臣籍に降されることもあることになっていた（旧皇室典範52条・明治40年-1907年-2月11日皇室典範増補4条）。
English: Furthermore, through an Imperial sanction, they were able to inherit the estate of a member of the peerage or become the adopted son of a member for the purpose of succeeding a family.
Japanese: また、勅許によって華族の家督を相続することや、家督相続の目的で華族の養子となることができた。
English: Imperial families with the status of Imperial House of Princes were assigned household workers such as a superintendent, a butler, a steward and attendants.
Japanese: 宮家を賜った皇族には、別当・家令・家扶・家従といった職員が附属された。
English: Members of the Imperial family received mandatory general education between the ages of 6 and 20, and as a rule attended the Gakushuin Boys' and Girls' Schools(Ordinance of the Education of the Imperial Family).
Japanese: 皇族は満6歳から満20歳まで普通教育を受けるものとされ、原則として学習院又は女子学習院で就学するものとされた（皇族就学令）。
English: By the decree of the Ordinance of the Imperial Nobility, Imperial family members were ranked in the following order:
Japanese: 皇族の班位（順位）は、皇族身位令により、次の順序によるものとされた。
English: Among members of equal standing, legitimate sons and their male-line descendants had a stronger claim to succeed the Imperial Throne over those of illegitimate birth and their male-line descendants.
Japanese: 以上においては、同等内では、嫡出及びその子孫の系統を先にして、庶出の子（非嫡出子）及びその子孫の系統を後にする。
English: Furthermore, even among the children of legitimate and of illegitimate birth, the first-born son and his male-line descendants took precedence over those sons born afterwards and their male-line descendants.
Japanese: また、嫡出子・庶出の子それぞれの中でも、先に生まれた者及びその子孫の系統を優先して、後に生まれた者及びその子孫の系統を後にする。
English: Among Imperial Princes, Princes, Imperial Princesses and Princess of equal rank, male members were ranked higher than their female counterparts.
Japanese: 親王・王・内親王・女王で同順位にある者は、男を先にし、女を後にする。
English: The widow of the late Crown Prince was ranked after the Consort of the Crown Prince, and the widow of the late Son of the Crown Prince was ranked after the Consort of the Son of the Crown Prince.
Japanese: 故皇太子の妃の班位は、皇太子妃の次とし、故皇太孫の妃の班位は、皇太孫妃の次とする。
English: The Imperial ranks of Imperial Princes, Imperial Princesses, Princes and Princesses who had assumed the role of the regent (Sessho), followed that of the Consort of the Son of the Crown Prince.
Japanese: 摂政に就任している親王・内親王・王・女王の班位は、皇太孫妃の次とする。
English: In the event that there was a change in the order of succession for the Crown Prince and the Son of the Crown Prince, their Imperial ranks fell behind that of the Consort of the Son of the new Crown Prince.
Japanese: 皇太子・皇太孫が皇位継承の順序を変えられたときは、その班位は、皇太孫妃の次とする。
English: However, if there was a Consort of the late Son of the Crown Prince, then their Imperial ranks fell behind hers, and if there were any Imperial Princes, Imperial Princesses, Princes or Princesses who had assumed the role of regent, then their ranks fell behind theirs.
Japanese: 但し、故皇太孫の妃があるときはその次とし、摂政に就任している親王・内親王・王・女王があるときはその次とする。
English: In the event that there was a change in the order of succession for the Imperial Princes and Princes, their Imperial ranks remained the same.
Japanese: 親王・王が皇位継承の順序を変えられたときは、その班位は、順序変更前と同じとする。
English: Those who were originally Princes but had been conferred the title of Imperial Prince before the implementation of the former Imperial House Act (declared Imperial Princes) were ranked above Princes in order of conferrence.
Japanese: 本来は王であるが、旧皇室典範制定前に親王宣下を受けて親王となっている者（宣下親王）は、宣下された順序によって、王の上とする。
English: Under the existing law, the Emperor's family that belongs to the Imperial lineage pursuant to the extent defined by the legal power bestowed in the Imperial House Act is deemed to be the Imperial family.
Japanese: 現在の法令では法律たる皇室典範によってその範囲を定められた、皇統に属する天皇の一族を皇族とする。
English: The constituent members of the Imperial family are: the Empress, the Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager, Imperial Princes, Consorts of Imperial Princes, Imperial Princesses, Princes, and Consorts of Princes and Princesses (Article 5 of the Imperial House Act).
Japanese: 皇族の構成員は、皇后・太皇太后・皇太后・親王・親王妃・内親王・王(皇族)・王妃(皇族)・女王(皇族)である（皇室典範5条）。
English: Among them, the 'Emperor's family' including the Empress, the Empress Dowager, the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess and their dependent sons and daughters is called the Inner Court Imperial family, and those who are independent and belong to Houses of Imperial Princes are called the Miyake Imperial family.
Japanese: この内、皇后・皇太后・皇太子・皇太子妃などとその独立していない子女の「天皇家」に属する皇族は内廷皇族と呼ばれ、「天皇家」から独立した宮家に属する皇族は宮家皇族と呼ばれる。
English: According to the existing Imperial House Act, the Emperor's legitimate son as well as grandchildren from his legitimate male-line descendants are called Imperial Princes and Imperial Princesses; descendants beyond the Emperor's grandchildren (third generation) from his legitimate male-line descendants are called Princes and Princesses (Article 6 of the Imperial House Act).
Japanese: 現行の皇室典範では、嫡出の皇子及び嫡男系嫡出の皇孫が親王・内親王とされ、三世以下の嫡男系嫡出の子孫は王・女王とされる（皇室典範6条）。
English: There are no special provisions regarding the Emperor's maternal consanguinity or relatives by marriage (a provision existed in the aforementioned Ordinance of the Family of the Imperial Household, but was abolished in 1947), and the Civil Codes stipulate that among the Emperor's in-laws, those within the third degree of relationship from the Empress are considered the Emperor's relatives by marriage.
Japanese: 天皇の母方の血族や姻族に関しては特別の規定がなく（上述の皇室親族令には規定があったが昭和22年に廃止）、民法の規定により、天皇の外戚の内、皇后から3親等内の者が天皇の姻族となる。
English: Although the 'Differences between the General Public and the Imperial Family' below do not apply to those relatives that are not part of the Imperial family, certain provisions such as those banning consanguineous marriages do apply.
Japanese: 皇族以外の親族には下記「一般国民と皇族の差異」は当てはまらないが、近親婚の禁止等の規制等は適用される。
English: The only way a person other than the legitimate son or daughter of either the Emperor, an Imperial Prince or a Prince can gain Imperial status is when a woman marries either the Emperor, an Imperial Prince or a Prince (Article 15 of the Imperial House Act).
Japanese: 天皇又は親王・王の嫡出の子女として生まれた者以外が皇族となることができるのは、女子が天皇・親王・王(皇族)のいずれかと結婚する場合のみに限られる（皇室典範15条）。
English: Based on their own will, Imperial Princesses, Princes, and Princesses who are over the age of 15 can renounce their Imperial status through the approval of the Imperial Household Council (Clause 1, Article 11 of the Imperial House Act).
Japanese: 満15歳以上の内親王・王・女王は、本人の意志に基づき、皇室会議の承認を経て、皇族の身分を離脱できる（皇室典範11条1項）。
English: If there are compelling reasons, Imperial Princes, Imperial Princesses, Princes and Princesses – excluding the Crown Prince and the Son of the Crown Prince – can lose their Imperial status regardless of the their own will, based on the decision made by the Imperial Household Council (Clause 2, Article 11 of the Imperial Household Act).
Japanese: 皇太子・皇太孫を除く親王・内親王・王・女王は、やむを得ない特別の事由があるときは、本人の意思に関わらず、皇室会議の判断で、皇族の身分を離れる（皇室典範11条2項）。
English: The following members of the Imperial family lose their Imperial status upon an Imperial Prince or Prince renouncing his Imperial status: 1. Consort of Imperial Prince or Prince renouncing his Imperial status; 2. descendants of Imperial Prince or Prince renouncing his Imperial status; and 3. consorts of the descendants of Imperial Prince or Prince renouncing his Imperial status (excluding women who marry other members of the Imperial family and her children).
Japanese: (1)皇族の身分を離れる親王・王の妃(2)皇族の身分を離れる親王・王の子孫(3)皇族の身分を離れる親王・王の子孫の妃は、その親王・王と同時に皇族の身分を離れる（他の皇族と婚姻した女子とその子孫を除く）。
English: However, regarding the descendants and consorts of descendants of Imperial Princes and Princes who are renouncing their Imperial status mentioned in above clauses 2 and 3, the Imperial Household Council can use their discretion to allow these members to retain their Imperial status (Article 13 of the Imperial House Act).
Japanese: 但し、(2)と(3)の皇族の身分を離れる親王・王の子孫とその妃については、皇室会議の判断で、皇族の身分を離れないものとすることができる（皇室典範13条）。
English: If they marry anyone other than the Emperor or a member of the Imperial family, female members of the Imperial family lose their Imperial status (Article 12 of the Imperial House Act).
Japanese: 皇族女子は、天皇・皇族以外の者と結婚したときは、皇族の身分を離れる（皇室典範12条）。
English: When a woman not of Imperial background marries an Imperial Prince or Prince and is later widowed, she may, at her own will, renounce her Imperial status.
Japanese: 皇族以外の女子で親王妃又は王妃となった者が、その夫を失って未亡人（寡婦）となったときは、本人の意思により、皇族の身分を離脱できる。
English: Furthermore, in cases of compelling reasons, they will renounce their Imperial status regardless of their own will through the discretion of the Imperial Household Council (Clause 2, Article 14 of the Imperial House Act).
Japanese: また、この場合、やむを得ない特別の事由があるときは、本人の意思に関わらず、皇室会議の判断で、皇族の身分を離れる（皇室典範14条1,2項）。
English: When a woman not of Imperial background marries an Imperial Prince or Prince and later is divorced, she loses her Imperial status (Clause 3, Article 14 of the Imperial House Act).
Japanese: 皇族以外の女子で親王妃又は王妃となった者が、離婚したときは、皇族の身分を離れる（皇室典範14条3項）。
English: When a female descendant of an Imperial Prince or Prince who has renounced his Imperial status marries a member of the Imperial family and is later widowed, she may, at her own will, renounce her Imperial status.
Japanese: 皇族の身分を離れた親王・王の子孫で他の皇族と結婚した女子が、その夫を失って未亡人となったときは、本人の意思により、皇族の身分を離脱できる。
English: In cases of compelling reasons, they will renounce their Imperial status through the discretion of the Imperial Household Council regardless of their own will.
Japanese: この場合、やむを得ない特別の事由があるときは、本人の意思に関わらず、皇室会議の判断で、皇族の身分を離れる。
English: In addition, they lose their Imperial status when they get divorced (Clause 4, Article 14 of the Imperial House Act).
Japanese: また、この者が離婚したときは、皇族の身分を離れる（皇室典範14条4項）。
English: Members of the Imperial family, excluding consorts of Imperial Princes and Princes, who have reached the age of majority are qualified to assume the role of regent and to vicariously execute state affairs on an extraordinary basis (Article 17 of the Imperial House Act and Article 2 of the Act for Extraordinary Vicarious Execution of State Affairs).
Japanese: 親王妃・王妃を除く成年皇族は摂政就任資格と国事行為臨時代行就任資格を有する（皇室典範17条・国事行為の臨時代行に関する法律2条）。
English: Under the Imperial House Act, the Empress, the Grand Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager are addressed by the title Her Imperial Majesty, and all other members of the Imperial family are addressed by the title of His or Her Imperial Highness (Article 23 of the Imperial House Act).
Japanese: 皇室典範上、皇后・太皇太后・皇太后は陛下、それ以外の皇族は殿下の敬称を称することとなっている（皇室典範23条）
English: However, not following this custom, the mass media often addresses them by adding the suffix 'sama' (an honorary title) in hiragana at the end of their names.
Japanese: 但しマスコミにおいては、これに従わず、平仮名の「さま」をつけて「さま」と呼ぶことが多い。
English: Hogyo' (demise) is the term reserved for when the Empress, the Grand Empress Dowager or the Empress Dowager passes away, and 'The Expression of Death' is used for all other members of the Imperial family.
Japanese: 皇后・太皇太后・皇太后の死は「崩御」と、それ以外の皇族の死は「死死の表現」と称されることとなっている。
English: Members of the Imperial family who have reached the age of majority mutually stand for election for the Imperial Household Council as councilors or backup councilors, and can assume the role of councilor or backup councilor if they win (Article 28, 30, and 32 of the Imperial House Act).
Japanese: 成年皇族は皇室会議の議員・予備議員（各2人・任期4年）の互選人となり、当選すれば議員・予備議員に就任することができる（皇室典範28,30,32条）。
English: (Administratively, since the Family Registration Law is not applied to them in accordance with Clause 2, Supplementary Provision of the Public Officers Election Act [Act No. 100, 1950], it is considered that their voting rights have been suspended for the time being.)
Japanese: （実務的には、公職選挙法（昭和25年法律100号）附則2項により、戸籍法の適用を受けないため、選挙権・被選挙権は当分の間停止されているものとされている。）
English: They are not registered on ordinary family registries, and matters concerning their status are registered on the Book of Imperial Lineage (Article 26 of the Imperial House Act).
Japanese: 通常の戸籍には登録されず、身分に関する事項は皇統譜に登録される（皇室典範26条）。
English: Furthermore, they are not recorded in the Basic Resident Register (Article 39 of the Basic Resident Registration Law, Article 33 of the Order for Enforcement of said Law).
Japanese: また、住民基本台帳にも記録されない（住民基本台帳法39条・同法施行令33条）。
English: They do not employ regular passports, but are issued diplomat passports under the official title of 'Imperial family.'
Japanese: 通常のパスポートを用いず「皇族」という官職名で公用旅券の発給を受ける。
English: The field 'Permanent Address' on their drivers' licenses show 'Japan,' just as the country of origin is displayed in licenses of foreign residents in Japan.
Japanese: 運転免許証の「本籍」欄にも在日外国人の出身国同様「日本国」と記載される。
English: The place of burial for the Empress, the Grand Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager is called 'Misasagi' (mausoleum), and the burial place for all other members of the Imperial family is called 'Haka' (grave) (Article 27 of the Imperial House Act).
Japanese: 皇后・太皇太后・皇太后を葬る所は「陵」、その他の皇族を葬る所は「墓」と呼ばれる（皇室典範27条）。
English: While expenses for the Imperial family are paid out from the national treasury to allocate for the daily living expenditure of the Inner Court as well for the purpose of allotting funds to maintain the court rank as a member of the Imperial family, the bestowal or the transference of estate is strictly governed by the Constitution and the Imperial Household Finance Act.
Japanese: 内廷費や、皇族としての品位保持の資に充てるために皇族費が国庫から支出される一方で、財産の賜与（贈与）及び譲受に関して憲法と皇室経済法による強い規制がある。
English: Besides the professional positions within the Inner Court belonging to the Board of Chamberlains of the Imperial Household Agency and the Board of the Crown Prince's Affairs of the Imperial Household Agency, for each house of an Imperial prince there are professionals such as the Officer of the Imperial Prince's Household Affairs and Head of Lady's Maid (Specialized National Public Servants).
Japanese: 内廷には宮内庁侍従職・宮内庁東宮職がある外、各宮家には、宮務官や侍女長といった職員（特別職国家公務員）が付けられている。
English: Decoration of medals takes place (Japan), pursuant to the Ordinance of the Imperial Nobility implemented pre-war, to mark their coming of age or marriage: the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum for Imperial Princes; the First Order of the Precious Crown (currently, the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown) to Consorts of Imperial Princes and Imperial Princesses; Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flower (currently, the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers) to Princes; and the Order of the Second Class of the Precious Crown (currently, the Order of the Precious Crown, Peony) to Consorts of Princes and Princesses.
Japanese: 戦前の皇族身位令に準じて勲章(日本)が行われ、戦後でも、成年に達したときや結婚の際に、親王には大勲位菊花大綬章が授けられ、親王妃・内親王には勲一等宝冠章（現、宝冠大綬章）が、王には勲一等旭日桐花大綬章（現、桐花大綬章）が、王妃・女王には勲二等宝冠章（現、宝冠牡丹章）が授けられる。
English: On the Book of Imperial Lineage, the reigning name and the title are not registered (official announcements are made through an official gazette in accordance with the notification formality stipulated by the Imperial Household Agency).
Japanese: 皇統譜には宮号と称号は登録されない（宮内庁告示の形式によって官報で公表はされる）。
English: Furthermore, the reigning name is something given by the Emperor to an Imperial Prince to be used only by that Imperial Prince; the consort of the Imperial Princes or his children and so on would not use the title for themselves (for example, Imperial Princess Mako and Imperial Prince Tomohito have not been given reigning titles).
Japanese: なお、宮号は天皇がその親王に賜るものであって、その親王のみがこれを称するものであり、当該親王の妃や子女等が自らの宮号としてこれを称することはない（たとえば、眞子内親王や寬仁親王は宮号を賜っていない）。
English: Members of the Imperial family are addressed in the Cabinet notification bulletins, the Imperial Household Agency notification bulletins or on the column for Imperial affairs in official gazettes (except for special cases such the first poetry-reading party of the New Year at the Imperial Palace) in the following way:
Japanese: 皇族の称呼は、内閣告示・宮内庁告示や官報の皇室事項欄では、歌会始などの特別な場合を除き、次のようになっている。
English: The Crown Prince is addressed in the following manner: 'Crown Prince' followed by his name, his Imperial nobility and his title of honor, for example 'His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Naruhito.'
Japanese: 皇太子については、「皇太子徳仁親王殿下」と、「皇太子」+名+身位+敬称の順。
English: The Crown Princess is addressed in the following manner: 'Crown Prince' followed by husband's name, husband's Imperial nobility, 'Consort,' her name and title of honor, for example 'Her Imperial Highness Masako the Consort to Crown Prince Naruhito.'
Japanese: 皇太子妃については、「皇太子徳仁親王妃雅子殿下」と、「皇太子」+夫の名+夫の身位+「妃」+名+敬称の順。