Article 73 of the Penal Code, before the revision in 1947: Any person who inflicts or attempts to inflict harm on Emperor, grandmother or mother of the Emperor, Empress, Crown Prince, or the heir of the Crown Prince, shall be sentenced to death.
1947年改正前の刑法第73条天皇、太皇太后、皇太后、皇后、皇太子又ハ皇太孫ニ対シ危害ヲ加ヘ又ハ加ヘントシタル者ハ死刑ニ処ス