Imperial Household Agency

The  is a government agency of Japan. This bureaucracy is concerned with Imperial House of Japan (Japan's imperial family).

Kunaichō keeps the Privy Seal of Japan and the State Seal of Japan.

In the 18 centuries before the Second World War, it was named the .

The current Grand Steward is Shingo Haketa.

 History 
The organization and functions of the Imperial Household were established in the eighth century.  The fundamental elements of this system evolved during the course of centuries.

The main focus of attention is the living Imperial family.  At the same time, the agency looks 890+ sites which may contain the remains of imperial family members.McNicol, Tony.  "Japanese Royal Tomb Opened to Scholars for First Time," National Geographic News. April 28, 2008; retrieved 2011-12-25.

 Organization and Functions 
The Grand Steward is charged with overseeing all activities of today's agency.Imperial Household Agency: Organization  

 Legal foundation 
The basic structures remained in place until the Meiji Restoration;Imperial Household Agency:  History and some elements of the ancient organizing template remain:

 2001—present

Imperial Household Agency became an external agency of the Cabinet Office.____________________

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 1949—2001
 Imperial Household Agency was the new name of Imperial Household Office; and the Imperial household became an external agency of the Prime Minister's Office.____________________

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 1947—1949

Imperial Household Office was organized under The Imperial Household Law of 1947 along with the current The Constitution of Japan which was adopted in the post-war period____________________

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 1889—1947

Imperial Household Ministry was organized under the Imperial House Law of 1889  and the  Meiji Constitution which was proclaimed in the course of the Meiji Restoration____________________

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   701—1889

Ministry of the Imperial Household was organized under the Taiho Code, which was adopted in during the reign of Emperor Monmu.

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Related pages
 Emperor of Japan
 List of emperors of Japan
 Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal of Japan

 References 

 Further reading 
 Shigeru, Yoshida and Hiroshi Nara. (2007). Shigeru: Last Meiji Man. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. ; ;  OCLC 238440967
 Kokusai Kyōiku Jōhō Sentā. (1986). The Imperial Family of Japan. Tokyo: International Society for Educational Information.  OCLC 24145536

 Other websites 

 The Imperial Household Agency Website

Category:History of Japan
Category:Japanese imperial family