doc_text: Emperor Hirohito left $13.06 million in taxable property, a tax office near the Imperial Palace announced Monday.
  It was the first time that tax authorities have disclosed the amount of an emperor's taxable estate, an official in the Kojimachi Tax Office said.
  Until the end of World War II, emperors were regarded as living gods.
  Hirohito died of cancer on Jan. 7 at age 87.
  He was succeeded by Akihito, his eldest son.
  Hirohito's wife, Nagako, became empress dowager.
  Akihito has paid $2.99 million in inheritance taxes on his half of his father's estate, which he divided evenly with his mother.
  The empress dowager, as Hirohito's spouse, was exempt from paying inheritance taxes, Kyodo News Service reported.
  The Japanese constitution, drafted by U.S. occupation forces shortly after the end of World War II in 1945, stipulates the emperor is the "symbol of the state and the unity of the people."
  Hirohito's estate included stocks and other personal belongings.
  Three sacred treasures _ a mirror, sword and jewels _ which were transferred from emperor to emperor, were tax-exempt, as were about 3,180 items of art owned by Hirohito that were donated to the state, the tax office official said.
summary_text: Emperor Hirohito left $13.06 million in taxable property.
  It was the first time that the tax authorities have disclosed the amount of a Japanese emperors taxable estate.
  Until the end of World War II, emperors were regarded as living gods.
  Hirohito died of cancer at the age of 87 and was succeeded by his son, Akihito.
  Akihito has paid $2.99 million in inheritance taxes on his half of his father's estate.
  The other half of the estate went to his mother who as Hirohito's spouse, was exempt from paying taxes.
  Hirohito's estate included stocks and other personal belongings.
  State treasures were exempt.