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Apr 30, 2019 · Akihito has said that he wishes to be cremated after his death — a break with centuries-old traditions of burials in imperial mausoleums. And he has alluded to his own Korean ancestry, to the ...
Apr 30, 2019 · As a new imperial era begins in Japan, Emperor Akihito has left behind a legacy of modernity and compassion. During his 30-year reign, he defied monarchial norms, drawing both criticism and...
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 · 1:49. The day began with private rituals in the Imperial Palace. Japan's Emperor Akihito has declared his abdication in a historic ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. In his last public ...
Apr 29, 2019 · Emperor Akihito will be remembered as the man who began the modernisation of Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne.
Emperor Akihito (明仁天皇, Akihito-tennō, born 23 December 1933) (known simply as Akihito) is the former emperor of Japan. He reigned from 1989 to 2019. He was the 125th emperor of his line according to Japan's traditional order of succession. He is head of the Imperial House of Japan.
Aug 8, 2016 · He has a fish named after him. AFP. The emperor has been photographed harvesting rice in the grounds of the Imperial Palace. The emperor's particular passion is marine biology and he is an expert ...
