Akihito abdicated to his oldest son, Emperor Naruhito, in 2019 and is now emperor emeritus. (This article was written by Naotaka Fujita, senior staff writer, and Ryota Goto.) This article is part ...

Akihito, who abdicated in 2019 and handed over the Chrysanthemum throne to his son, Emperor Naruhito, now holds the title of Emperor Emeritus. Akihito has since receded from official duties and ...

The couple retired after Akihito abdicated and their son, Emperor Naruhito, ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne. His wife, Masako, became empress. He won overwhelming public support for stepping ...

Akihito is the eldest son and the fifth child of Emperor Showa and Empress Kōjun. Titled Prince Tsugu (継宮, Tsugu-no-miya?) as a child, he was raised and educated by his private tutors and ...

Akihito, who abdicated in 2019 and handed over the Chrysanthemum throne to his son, Emperor Naruhito, now holds the title of Emperor Emeritus. Akihito has since receded from official duties and ...

Akihito, who abdicated in April, was a paradoxical figure: a hereditary monarch, the son of the wartime emperor, Hirohito, strictly barred from political utterance, who even so stood out against the ...

Emperor Akihito took the throne at the age of 55, following the death of his father. He was the first to be enthroned under the post-war Constitution that defines the role as a "symbol of the state." ...