Posted by: Bremen
« on: November 20, 2018, 04:23:55 PM »Did the old imperial family of Japan all die post-WWIII? My understanding is that Japan's imperial family has (or at least is claimed to have?) an unbroken line of succession dating back to Japan's first emperor, or something to that effect.
The truth is... it's complicated, and I understand there's a lot of pressure for academics to not look too closely at those claims.
However, it probably wouldn't be hard for an upcoming new leader to reveal (real or fake) claims that he has some relation to the imperial line. They have offshoots just like anyone else.