The ceremony lasted about 30 minutes and the event cost the Japanese people about $80 million (Y10 billion).Ī trained ichthyologist who has discovered many species of goby fish, Akihito has a species of goby named after him.ġ936 or 1937 – Is separated from his parents, in accordance with Japanese custom at the time, raised and educated by chamberlains and tutors.ġ950 – The Imperial Household Agency (IHA) begins compiling a list of suitable candidates for marriage. He was the first Japanese crown prince to marry a commoner.Īt least 2,500 dignitaries from 158 countries attended the Sokui-no-Rei enthronement ceremony in 1990. Akihito means “shining pinnacle of virtue,” and Tsugunomiya means “prince of the august succession and enlightened benevolence.”

Japan is the only country in the world where the monarch holds the title of Emperor.Īkihito is the fifth child and first son of Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako.

Akihito was the 125th Emperor of Japan, a direct descendant of Japan’s first emperor Jimmu, circa 660 BC. Records show the imperial line to be unbroken for fourteen centuries. The Chrysanthemum Throne is the oldest hereditary monarchy in the world.

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