Empire of Japan

The Empire of Japan was one of the oldest-running imperial governments in the history of civilization, being ruled by the Yamato family's clans throughout time. Centered on the islands of Japan, it had established a distinct warrior culture of the Samurai known as Bushido, and had a state religion of Shinto which revered ancestral spirits and the Emperor as god-incarnate.

After the Second World War the defeat of the Imperial Japanese Army led to the dissolution of the imperial government and it's military oversight, being replaced by the State of Japan as it is now known.