- Born
- Birth nameTsugunomiya Akihito
- Nickname
- Chabu
- Height5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Akihito was born on December 23, 1933 in Tokyo, Japan. He has been married to Michiko since April 10, 1959. They have three children.
- SpouseMichiko(April 10, 1959 - present) (3 children)
- Children
- Parents
- RelativesPrincess Aiko(Grandchild)Princess Mako(Grandchild)Princess Kako(Grandchild)Prince Hisahito(Grandchild)
- Son of Hirohito, whom he succeeded as emperor.
- Amateur marine biologist.
- Father of Naruhito & Prince Akishino.
- Also known as the Heisei Emperor, from the name of his reign era. (after the Meiji Restoration, Japanese eras - the traditional dating system, was reset to follow the reigns of the emperors:
Meiji: Reign of Mutsohito 1868 - 1912 Taisho: Reign of Yoshihito 1912 - 1926 Showa: Reign of Hirohito 1926 - 1989 Heisei: Reign of Akihito 1989 - 2019 Reiwa: Reign of Naruhito 2019 - present).
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