import json


def load_json(json_path):
    """Load JSON file and parse it to a native object.

    Args:
      json_path: str
        File path from which to load the JSON file.

    Returns:
      object : Typically a nested structure of ``list`` and ``dict`` objects.

    """
    with open(json_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
        return json.load(f)