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             日本語:  菊花紋章 
            Dansk:  Japans kejserlige våbenskjold 
            Deutsch:  Kaiserliches Siegel Japans 
            English:  Imperial Seal of Japan: the Chrysanthemum is the public symbol of the Emperor of Japan since the twelfth century. The 16-petal symbol is now used in the public businesses of the Japanese government.  It was codified in Japanese law by Imperial decree in 1926.  
            Español:  Sello imperial de Japón 
            Français :  Sceau impérial du Japon 
            Magyar:  Japán címere 
            Italiano:  Stemma imperiale del Giappone 
            한국어:  菊花 紋章 /  국화 문장 
            Bân-lâm-gú: 菊花紋章, 日本國徽 / Kiok-á bûn-chiong,  Ji̍t-pún kok-hui 
            Монгол:  Япон эзэн хааны сүлд 
            Português:  Selo Imperial do Japão 
            Русский:  Императорская печать Японии 
            Slovenščina: Državni grb  Japonske 
            Українська:  Емблема Імператора Японії 
            Tiếng Việt: 國徽 日本 / Quốc huy  Nhật Bản 
            Vahcuengh:  日本國徽 /  Nditbonj gozveih 
            中文(简体): 菊花纹章, 日本国徽 
            中文(繁體): 菊花紋章, 日本國徽 
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          - ↑ Griffis, William Elliot (1876) "Sūjin, the Civilizer" in  The Mikado's Empire, New York, United States: Harper & Brothers, pp. p. 66 Retrieved on 17 January 2010. 
 
          - ↑ Dalby, Liza (2007) "Paulownia Blooms" in  East Wind Melts the Ice: A Memoir Through the Seasons, California, United States: University of California Press, pp. p. 51 Retrieved on 17 January 2010.  ISBN:  978-0-520-25053.
 
          - ↑  皇室儀制令(1926〔大正15〕年皇室令第7号) (in Japanese). Retrieved on 2011-01-17.
 
         
         
        
        
        
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