Akihito

Akihito 明仁
Akihito in 2009
Emperor of Japan
Reign	7 January 1989 – 30 April 2019
Enthronement	12 November 1990
Predecessor	Shōwa
Successor	Naruhito
Prime Ministers	See list Noboru Takeshita Sōsuke Uno Toshiki Kaifu Kiichi Miyazawa Morihiro Hosokawa Tsutomu Hata Tomiichi Murayama Ryutaro Hashimoto Keizō Obuchi Yoshirō Mori Junichiro Koizumi Shinzō Abe Yasuo Fukuda Tarō Asō Yukio Hatoyama Naoto Kan Yoshihiko Noda Shinzō Abe
Born	(1933-12-23) 23 December 1933 (age 91) Tokyo Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan
Spouse	Michiko Shōda
Issue	Naruhito, Emperor of Japan Fumihito, Prince Akishino Sayako, Princess Nori
Full name Akihito (明仁)
House	Imperial House of Japan
Father	Emperor Shōwa
Mother	Empress Kōjun
Religion	Shinto

Japanese imperial family
The Emperor The Empress The Princess Toshi
The Emperor Emeritus The Empress Emerita The Crown Prince Akishino The Crown Princess Akishino Princess Kako of Akishino Prince Hisahito of Akishino
The Prince Hitachi The Princess Hitachi
Princess Tomohito of Mikasa Princess Akiko of Mikasa Princess Yōko of Mikasa The Princess Takamado Princess Tsuguko of Takamado
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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. He reigned 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.

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]

1. ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric et al. (2002). "Traditional order of Tennō" in Japan encyclopedia, pp. 962-963.
2. ↑ Nussbaum, "Akihito" at p. 19.