Emperor Naruhito of Japan has taken part in the inheritance ceremony, Kenji to Shokei no Gi this morning in Japan. This was his first official event as the 126th Emperor of Japan, and it was aired live on Japanese television.
The five-minute ceremony in the State Room of the Imperial Palace (the same room his father abdicated in yesterday) began at 10.30 am local time and marked the inheritance…
Emperor Naruhito has delivered his first speech as Emperor of Japan in the second ceremony “Sokuigo Choken no Gi” this morning in the State Room of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
This ceremony, which began at 11.10 am, saw Naruhito meet representatives of the…
Emperor Akihito, 85, has officially abdicated the Chrysanthemum Throne in a live ceremony “Taiirei Seiden no Gi” aired on Japanese television.
The quick 10-minute ceremony took place at 5.00 pm local time in the State Room of the Imperial Palace where around 300…
Emperor Akihito took the throne upon the death of his father, Emperor Shōwa, on 7 January 1989. Of course, Emperor Akihito’s reign comes to an end today with his abdication in favour of his elder son, Crown Prince Naruhito who will ascend the throne tomorrow.
Let’s take a look at Emperor Akihito’s reign in photos:
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The enthronement ceremony in 1990.
The…
Born on 23 December 1933, Prince Akihito was born in the Imperial Palace of Tokyo as the elder son and fifth child of Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako. He had five older sisters: Shigeko, Princess Teru (1925-1961); Sachiko, Princess Hisa (1927-1928); Kazuko, Princess Taka…
Emperor Akihito has attended the final event of his reign outside the Imperial Palace according to the Japanese press.
The Emperor and his wife, Empress Michiko attended an annual award ceremony and reception on Friday in Tokyo. The ceremony was to present the Midori…
As Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate from the Japanese throne, Royal Central has dissected some of the most memorable parts of his reign. Although we pride ourselves on keeping our readers up to date with the current news on royals around the world, we wanted to look back further and answer the question on everyone’s mind: who was Japan’s first ever Emperor?
According to ancient literature…
As Emperor Akihito is to abdicate at the end of this month, we are taking a look at his younger son, Fumihito, Prince Akishino who will be Japan’s new crown prince.
Fumihito was born on 30 November 1965 in Imperial Household Agency Hospital at Tokyo Imperial Palace as…
Born Masako Owada (orOwada Masako according to Asian naming customs where the family name is placed before the given name), she was born on 9 December 1963 in Tokyo’sToranomon Hospital toYumiko Egashira andHisashi Owada – the latter being…
Prince Hisahito of Akishino has begun his junior high education. The 12-year-old Prince attended the entrance ceremony on Monday alongside his parents, Fumihito, Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko.
The only grandson of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko is attending a junior high school affiliated with Ochanomizu University in Tokyo.
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During the ceremony, His Imperial…
