I am the Emperor who was given the grace of gods and a descendant of the unbroken Imperial family, and I hope that my dearest Japanese people can be blessed with the grace of my ancestors.
朕祖宗ノ遺烈ヲ承ケ萬世一系ノ帝位ヲ踐ミ朕カ親愛スル所ノ臣民ハ即チ朕カ祖宗ノ恵撫慈養シタマヒシ所ノ臣民ナルヲ念ヒ......（大日本帝国憲法発布の詔勅）