As mentioned above, entries concerning statuses of the Emperor and of members of the Imperial family are registered in the Kotofu according to the Kotofu Rei, and thus the Family Registration Law is not applied to Emperors and members of the Imperial family.
以上のとおり、天皇及び皇族の身分関係に関する事項は皇統譜令に基づく皇統譜に登録されるため、天皇及び皇族は戸籍法の適用を受けない。