The emperor is the spiritual aspiration of the Japanese people, so how much money can the emperor receive from the country a year?
After World War II, Japan began democratic reforms and its national system was transformed from a constitutional monarchy to a parliamentary cabinet system. In this process, the Japanese emperor was deprived of military and political powers; in 1946, Emperor Showa Hirohito once admitted that "the current Japanese emperor is no different from ordinary civilians." Since then, the emperor has only served as a symbol of the country and the spiritual aspiration of the people. exists.
After Emperor Showa Hirohito, the currently reigning emperor is the 125th generation - Emperor Heisei Akihito.
Heisei Akihito was the first emperor to marry a commoner as his concubine, and he strongly supported the marriage of his children and commoners. Since he ascended the throne as emperor, he has carried out many reforms within the imperial family that are in line with the public sentiment. Members of the imperial family They have become open and friendly to the people; externally, he strongly supports peace and advocates cooperation and common development with other countries. Therefore, Heisei Akihito became an emperor who was very supported and loved by the people.
The emperor has expenditure funds allocated by the Japanese government, which is equivalent to the emperor's income, you can also say salary. The emperor's expenses mainly include two types: "Imperial House Expenses" and "Imperial House Expenses". Among them, the "royal fee" is divided into three parts: "inner court fee", "palace fee" and "royal family fee".
1. Imperial Household Agency Fees: Refers to the fees of the Imperial Household Agency (the agency that assists the royal family). The Imperial Household Agency is a mysterious government agency that handles all matters involving members of the Japanese royal family and is the official spokesperson for the history of the Japanese royal family.
2. Inner court fees: allocated to the emperor and the inner court royal family for daily expenses. In 2016, it was 324 million yen (approximately 19.06 million yuan), and the objects were the emperor and empress; the crown prince and crown princess; and His Highness Prince Aikouchi.
3. Palace expenses: refers to the necessary expenses for the royal family to hold activities such as ceremonies, entertaining state guests, foreign affairs visits, etc., as well as the necessary funds for renovation and management of royal property.
4. "Royal Family Fee": refers to the fee used to maintain royal taste. There are relevant quotas for different royal families every year, and members have their own standards. The subjects are members of 6 families: Akishino Palace, Hitachi Palace, Takamatsu Palace, Mikasa Palace, Katsura Palace, and Takaen Palace.
However, not all royal fees are the emperor's income. The royal fee also includes the internal expenses of the palace and the maintenance costs of the imperial family. The remaining budget after these expenses is the emperor's annual income. According to previous data, the budget that the Emperor of Japan could use for his own use in the past few years was about 30 to 20 million yen, which is about 20 million yuan.
As the Emperor of Japan, this is already a relatively good income. However, the Emperor of Japan also had many other expenses. For example, there are nearly 2,000 servants, bodyguards, doctors and other staff in the imperial palace. Including the rental cost of housing and land, the budget of 20 million yuan seems to be a bit difficult.