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The era of his rule was named the Heisei (平成) era, Heisei being an expression of achieving peace worldwide. [1] Born in 1933, Akihito is the fifth child and first son of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun. During the Second World War, he moved out of Tokyo with his classmates and remained in Nikkō until 1945.
Akihito, emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019. As scion of the oldest imperial family in the world, he was, according to tradition, the 125th direct descendant of Jimmu, Japan’s legendary first emperor. In April 2019 he became the first Japanese emperor in more than two centuries to formally abdicate the throne.
Apr 29, 2019 · The first thing you need to remember is that Akihito is the son of Hirohito, the god-like emperor who reigned over Japan during its nearly 15-year rampage across Asia in the 1930s and 40s.
Apr 29, 2019 · A profile of Emperor Akihito, who has reigned over Japan since 1989 and earned the respect and gratitude of his people with his empathy and pacifism. Learn about his life, his challenges, his legacy and his abdication.
Akihito, or Heisei emperor, (born Dec. 23, 1933, Tokyo, Japan), Emperor of Japan from 1989. Son of Hirohito, his role, like that of his father after 1945, has been largely ceremonial. He is the first Japanese emperor to have married a commoner, in what was hailed at the time as a love match rather than the customary arranged marriage.
Apr 30, 2019 · Japan's first emperor to step down in more than 200 years hands over the symbols of power to his son Naruhito. Read about the historic ceremony, the reasons for the abdication, and the new era of Reiwa.
Apr 30, 2019 · Emperor Akihito was born in 1933, two years after Japan invaded Manchuria in northern China, a prelude to its role in World War II. Japanese troops fought in the name of...
