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Emperor Akihito (明仁天皇, Akihito-tennō, born 23 December 1933) (known simply as Akihito) is the former emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019, He was the 125th emperor of his line according to Japan's traditional order of succession.[1] He is head of the Imperial House of Japan. |
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Akihito became emperor after the death of his father in 1989, who was Emperor Shōwa. The current emperor's official reign name is Heisei (establishing peace).[2] |
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The Japanese government announced in December 2017 that Akihito would abdicate on 30 April 2019.[3] He then did so in a brief ceremony on that date.[4] |
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The emperor has many duties and responsibilities. For example, he regularly |
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As a personal interest, Akihito studies fish.[13] |
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Akihito directly addressed his subjects in a television broadcast after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. This was the first time any emperor used television in this way.[14] |
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Media related to Emperor Akihito at Wikimedia Commons |
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HM The Emperor & HM The EmpressHIH The Princess Toshi |
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HM The Emperor Emeritus & HM The Empress Emerita |
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HIH The Prince Akishino & HIH The Princess AkishinoHIH Princess Mako of Akishino • HIH Princess Kako of Akishino • HIH Prince Hisahito of Akishino |
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HIH The Prince Hitachi & HIH The Princess Hitachi |
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HIH The Princess MikasaHIH Princess Tomohito of MikasaHIH Princess Akiko of Mikasa • HIH Princess Yōko of Mikasa |
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Jimmu · Suizei · Annei · Itoku · Kōshō · Kōan · Kōrei · Kōgen · Kaika · Sujin · Suinin · Keikō · Seimu · Chūai · Jingū♀ |
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Genshō♀ · Shōmu · Kōken♀ · Junnin · Shōtoku♀ · Kōnin |
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Tsuchimikado · Juntoku · Chūkyō · Go-Horikawa · Shijō · Go-Saga · Go-Fukakusa · Kameyama · Go-Uda · Fushimi · Go-Fushimi · Go-Nijō · Hanazono · Go-Daigo |
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Kōgon · Kōmyō · Sukō · Go-Kōgon · Go-En'yū · Go-Komatsu |
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Go-Murakami · Chōkei · Go-Kameyama · Go-Komatsu · Shōkō · Go-Hanazono · Go-Tsuchimikado · Go-Kashiwabara · Go-Nara · Ōgimachi · Go-Yōzei |
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Go-Mizunoo · Meishō♀ · Go-Kōmyō · Go-Sai · Reigen · Higashiyama · Nakamikado · Sakuramachi · Momozono · Go-Sakuramachi♀ · Go-Momozono · Kōkaku · Ninkō · Kōmei |
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Meiji · Taishō · Shōwa · Akihito · Naruhito (current) |
