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Akihito

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Akihito

b. 1933

Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019

Interwar & WWII

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Key Dates

Birth

1933 December 23, 1933 →

Biography

Akihito is a member of the Imperial House of Japan who reigned as the 125th emperor of Japan from 7 January 1989 until his abdication on 30 April 2019. The era of his rule was named the Heisei era, Heisei being an expression of achieving peace worldwide.

Source: Wikipedia · Compiled March 2026 · AI-summarized

Timeline

1933
Birth

Japanese emperor

December 23 →

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