Everything about Emperor Akihito totally explained
is the current of
Japan, and the 125th emperor according to Japan's
traditional order of succession. He acceded to the throne in 1989, and is the
21st most senior monarch or lifelong leader. He is the world's only reigning monarch with the title of emperor.
Name
In Japan, the emperor is never referred to by his given name, but rather is he referred to as, which may be shortened to . In writing, the emperor is also referred to formally as . The
Era of Akihito's reign bears the name "
Heisei", and according to custom he'll be renamed
"Emperor Heisei" (平成天皇; see "
posthumous name") after his death by order of the cabinet, in which the name of the next era under his successor will also be established.
Biography
Akihito is the eldest son and the fifth child of the
Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) and
Empress Kōjun (Nagako). Titled as a child, he was raised and educated by his private tutors and then attended the elementary and secondary departments of the Peers' School (
Gakushuin) from 1940 to 1952. Unlike his precedents in the Imperial Family, he didn't receive a commission as an Army officer, at the request from his father, Emperor Shōwa.
During the American firebombing raids on
Tokyo in March 1945, he and his younger brother,
HIH Prince Masahito, were evacuated from the city. During the
American occupation of Japan following
World War II, Prince Akihito was tutored in
English by
Elizabeth Gray Vining. He briefly studied at the Department of Political Science at
Gakushuin University in Tokyo, though he never received a
degree. Although he was Heir-Apparent to the
Chrysanthemum Throne from the moment of his birth, his formal was held at the
Kokyo Imperial Palace on
November 10 1952. In June 1953,
Crown Prince Akihito represented Japan at the
coronation of
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
In 2001, Emperor Akihito acknowledged mother sides of
Emperor Kammu, one of his ancestors were originated from
Baekje of
Three Kingdoms of Korea, surprising not only Japan and
Korea but the whole world. He cited a Japanese history book (屬日本紀) clarifying his blood ties with Korean ethnic groups.
Emperor Akihito underwent surgery for
prostate cancer in January, 2003. Since succeeding to the throne, Emperor Akihito has made an effort to bring the Imperial Family closer to the Japanese people. The Emperor and Empress of Japan have made official visits to eighteen countries, as well as all forty-seven
Prefectures of Japan. He produced articles for publication in Japanese and English scholarly journals such as
Gene or
Japanese Journal of Ichthyology.
He also wrote some articles about the early period of the Japanese science history in Edo or Meiji Era, which were published in
Science and
Nature. In 2005 a newly described goby was named
Exyrias akihito in his honour.
Ancestors
Akihito's ancestors in three generations>
| Akihito |
Father:
Hirohito, Emperor Shōwa |
Paternal Grandfather:
Yoshihito, Emperor Taishō |
Paternal Great-grandfather:
Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji |
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Adopted: Haruko, Empress Shōken - Actual: Lady Naruko Yanagiwara-no-Fujiwara, concubine |
Paternal Grandmother:
Sadako, Empress Teimei |
Paternal Great-grandfather:
Prince Kujō Michitaka |
Paternal Great-grandmother:
Lady Noma Ikuko, concubine |
Mother:
Nagako, Empress Kōjun |
Maternal Grandfather:
Imperial Prince Kuniyoshi Kuni |
Maternal Great-grandfather:
Prince Kuni Asahiko |
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Lady Isume Makiko, concubine |
Maternal Grandmother:
Princess Shimazu Chikako of Satsuma |
Maternal Great-grandfather:
Prince Shimazu Tadayoshi, 29th and last Daimyo of Satsuma, Osumi and Hyuga |
Maternal Great-grandmother:
Lady Hiro Sumako, concubine |
Ancestry in Genealogics
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