Birth of Akihito23 December 1933
Birth of Akihito in the year of the "Water Rooster"
Historical person
Akihito Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Akihito, based on 11 World History Database records associated with Japan.
11 records1933–20199 events1 places
Chronological biography
1933
1939
Education1939
Sent to the Peers School, headed by Admiral Yamanashi
1946
Education1946
Receives English lessons from Elizabeth Vining, a Quaker widow
1953
Education1953
Goes on a world tour
1959
Marriage10 April 1959
Marries Michiko Shoda
1989
Heisei7 January 1989
Heisei, which means Peace and Prosperity, is adopted as the new reign name
Succession7 January 1989
Succeeds as Emperor of Japan, 125th Emperor of Japan, son of Emperor Hirohito. Heisei, which means Peace and Prosperity, is adopted as the new reign name
1992
Visit to To China1992
Makes the 1st Imperial visit to China
1998
HonoursMay 1998
Receives the Order of the Garter from the British Royal Familly
Visit to BritainMay 1998
Recieves the Order of the Garter from the British Royal Familly. Emperor Akihito & Empress Michiko visit Britain. British POWs demostrate & demand an apology & compensation
2019
Abdication30 April 2019
Abdicates the Japanese throne.
Titles and roles
Emperor
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.