Imperial Household Council how and when this event will take place. Article XXVIII of the Imperial Household Law provides that the Imperial Household Council shall consist of: Article XXX of the Imperial Household Law provides that other ten members shall be appointed as reserve members of the Council: The reserve members are as follows: , literally "Imperial Representative", refers to the Imperial Family members elected as members of the Imperial Household Council by mutual election among the adult members of the Imperial Family excluding the Emperor. They vote to elect two reserve members from the Imperial Family in the same way. Princess Yori
Imperial House of Japan family has been supported by an official civil list sanctioned by the Japanese government. When Emperor Hirohito passed away, he left a personal fortune of £11 million in 1989. In 2017, Emperor Akihito had an estimated net worth of US$40 million. Currently the primary imperial properties are the Tokyo Imperial Palace and the Kyoto Imperial Palace. The estimated landholdings is . The Tōgū Palace is located in the larger Akasaka Estate where numerous other imperial family members reside. There are privately used imperial villas in Hayama, Nasu and the Suzaki Imperial Villa in Shimoda. The Katsura Imperial Villa, Shugakuin Imperial