2007-03-20 18:45:12 · 4 answers · asked by james B 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
Yes and no. Officially, the only people in Japan today with titles are the royal (imperial) family. Japanese titles of nobility were introduced in in 1869 and abolished in 1947; however, many "nobles" from those families continue to hold positions of prestige and power in Japan. The Japanese Nobility was called the Kozoku. The titles were identical to that of France, which still has titles as part of family names. A thorough article on the Kozoku can be found at Wikipedia.
2007-03-21 08:08:36 · answer #1 · answered by godofsparta 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only memebers of the Imperial family have the right to use titlles such as Prince or Princess. Titles were abolished after the end of World War 2 in Japan.
2007-03-21 16:53:19 · answer #2 · answered by Alfie333 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a book I read about Britain's alliance with Japan at the turn of the 20th century, a lot of the Japanese politicians had titles, like Marquess Ito, who I think was Foreign Minister. This was obviously an anglicization, but they did have such a system. I've not heard of it recently so don't know if this system survived the great changes after WW2. The Japanese court is not what it once was.
2007-03-21 08:33:52 · answer #3 · answered by Dunrobin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah princess and prince
2007-03-21 12:33:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋