Retrieving "Genrō" from the archives

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1. Emperor Meiji

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   | Judiciary | Independent, though theoretically subject to Imperial assent. | Constitution, Articles 58–64. |
   Under the Constitution, the Emperor was officially sovereign and possessed the authority to appoint the Prime Minister and issue Imperial Ordinances that held the force of law. However, practical governance was heavily mediated through the Genrō (elder statesmen) who held immense influence over policy and imperial appointments 2.
   Modernization and Imperial Expansion

2. Fumimaro Konoe

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   Second Cabinet (1940–1941): The Tripartite Consolidation
   Konoe returned to power in July 1940, tasked by the Genrō (elder statesmen) with forging a unified national structure capable of withstanding external pressures, particularly from the United States. This cabinet oversaw the most significant ideological restructuring of the pre-war period.
   His administration spearheaded the Taisei Yokusankai (Imperial Rule Assistance Association), an organization designed to replace all politic…