AKIHITO


Meaning of AKIHITO in English

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. His children are Crown Prince Naruhito, Prince Akishino, and Princess Nori.

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