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Naruhito [a] (born 23 February 1960) is Emperor of Japan. He acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne on 1 May 2019, beginning the Reiwa era, following the abdication of his father, Akihito. [1] He is the 126th monarch according to Japan's traditional order of succession .
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May 2, 2024 · Naruhito (born February 23, 1960, Tokyo, Japan) is the emperor of Japan from 2019. He is Japan’s 126th emperor, and, according to tradition, traces his lineage directly to Jimmu, the legendary first emperor of Japan. At birth, Naruhito became heir presumptive to the Japanese imperial throne, being the eldest son of Akihito, then the crown ...
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Naruhito (徳仁, born 23 February 1960) is the current emperor of Japan. [2] [3] Naruhito is the eldest son of former emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko of Japan. He was originally known as His Imperial Highness The Prince Hiro but was later given the title of Crown Prince in 1991 . His father Emperor Akihito announced in December 2017 that ...
May 1, 2019 · By BBC Monitoring. Japan officially began a new era on 1 May when Crown Prince Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne as the new emperor. The day before, his father Emperor Akihito became the ...
v. t. e. The 2019 Japanese imperial transition occurred on 30 April 2019 when the then 85-year-old Emperor Akihito of Japan abdicated from the Chrysanthemum Throne after reigning for 30 years, [1] becoming the first Emperor of Japan to do so since Emperor Kōkaku in 1817.
DateCeremonyNative NameDescription12 MarchKashikodokoro-ni-Taii-oyobi-sono-Kijit ...賢所に退位及びその期日奉告の儀 ...Emperor Akihito reports his abdication to ...12 MarchKōreiden-Shinden-ni-Taii-oyobi-sono-Kijit ...皇霊殿神殿に退位及びその期日奉告の儀 ...Emperor Akihito reports his abdication to ...12 MarchJingū-Jinmu-Tennō-Sanryō-oyobi-Sh ...神宮神武天皇山陵及び昭和天皇以前四代の天皇山陵に勅使発遣の儀 ...Imperial messengers and priests are sent ...15 MarchJingū-ni-Hohei-no-gi神宮に奉幣の儀Imperial messengers and priests make ...Apr 29, 2019 · Japan's new Emperor Naruhito, right, attends his coronation ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday, May 1. Standing at left is his brother, Crown Prince Akishino. Japan Pool via AP ...
Emperor Naruhito’s coronation will usher in Japan’s Reiwa era. Japan officially began a new era on 1 May when Crown Prince Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne as the new emperor.
