Akihito

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Akihito is the former Emperor of Japan who abdicated in 2019, ending the Heisei era and becoming the first Japanese monarch to step down in over two centuries.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Emperor of Japan
human
member of the Japanese imperial family
monarch
abdicationDate 2019-04-30
accessionToThroneDate 1989-01-07
child Fumihito
Naruhito
Sayako Kuroda
constitutionalRole symbol of the State and of the unity of the people of Japan
coronationDate 1990-11-12
countryOfCitizenship Japan
dateOfBirth 1933-12-23
dynasty Yamato dynasty
education Gakushuin University
eraName Heisei
father Hirohito
fieldOfWork ichthyology
givenName Akihito
honorificTitle Emperor Emeritus of Japan
house House of Yamato
knownFor efforts to bring the imperial family closer to the public
interest in ichthyology
symbolic role under Japan’s postwar constitution
visits to disaster-stricken areas in Japan
languageSpoken Japanese
mother Nagako Kuni
nationality Japanese
notableEvent abdication of the Chrysanthemum Throne
notableFact first Japanese emperor to abdicate in over two centuries
placeOfBirth Tokyo
positionHeld 125th Emperor of Japan
predecessor Hirohito
publicationTopic goby fishes
reignEnd 2019-04-30
reignStart 1989-01-07
religion Shinto
residence Tokyo
sexOrGender male
sibling Masahito, Prince Hitachi
Princess Atsuko
Princess Kazuko
Princess Shigeko
Princess Takako
spouse Michiko Shōda
style His Majesty the Emperor Emeritus
successor Naruhito
titleAfterAbdication Jōkō

Referenced by (42)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Prince Masahito, Prince Hitachi ("Emperor Emeritus Akihito")
Prince Masahito, Prince Hitachi ("Emperor Akihito")
Princess Kazuko ("Emperor Akihito")
Princess Shigeko ("Emperor Akihito")
Princess Takako ("Emperor Akihito")
sibling
Empress Michiko
Empress Michiko ("Emperor Akihito")
Her Majesty the Empress Emerita ("Emperor Akihito")
Michiko
Michiko Shōda
spouse
Fumihito
Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino ("Emperor Emeritus Akihito")
Fumihito, Crown Prince Akishino ("Emperor Emeritus Akihito")
Naruhito
father
Aiko, Princess Toshi ("Emperor Emeritus Akihito")
Prince Hisahito ("Emperor Emeritus Akihito")
Princess Mako ("Emperor Emeritus Akihito")
paternalGrandfather
Princess Kiko ("Emperor Emeritus Akihito")
Princess Takako ("Emperor Akihito")
notableRelative
Chrysanthemum Throne
Emperor of Japan
previousEmperor
Fumihito ("Emperor Emeritus Akihito")
Princess Atsuko ("Emperor Akihito")
relative
Emperor Hirohito ("Emperor Akihito")
child
Heisei
emperorDuringEra
Heisei ("Emperor Akihito")
eraNameOf
Kiko, Crown Princess Akishino ("Emperor Emeritus Akihito")
fatherInLaw
Akihito
givenName
Gakushuin University ("Emperor Akihito")
hasNotableAlumni
Stranger Knights of the Garter ("Emperor Akihito of Japan")
hasNotableMember
Order of the Chrysanthemum ("Emperor Heisei")
hasRecipient
Naruhito
heirApparentOf
Michiko
monarchConsortOf
Empress Kōjun ("Emperor Akihito")
motherOf
Heisei ("Emperor Akihito")
namedAfter
Michiko ("上皇后美智子")
nameInJapanese
Naruhito
predecessor
Reiwa
predecessorEmperor
Heisei
reignOf
Michiko ("Emperor Emeritus of Japan")
spouseTitle
Akihito ("His Majesty the Emperor Emeritus")
style
Emperor Hirohito ("Emperor Akihito")
succeededBy

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