Piperine, along with its isomer chavicine, is the alkaloid responsible for the pungency of black pepper and long pepper. It has been used in some forms of traditional medicine.
In the Japanese constitutional monarchy, the emperor does not have any political power. In world politics, he is the only current emperor. The current emperor is His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Akihito. He has been on the Chrysanthemum Throne since his father Emperor ShÅwa (Hirohito) died in 1989. The amount of power belonging to the emperor of Japan has changed a lot throughout Japanese history.
Empire of Japan - Timeline. 1  1926: Emperor TaishÅ dies (December 25). 2  1927: Tanaka Giichi becomes prime minister (April 20). 3  1928: Emperor ShÅwa is formally installed as emperor (November 10). 4  1929: Osachi Hamaguchi becomes prime minister (July 2). 5  1930: Hamaguchi is wounded in an assassination attempt (November 14).