Emperor Akihito of Japan
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The education of the young Akihito is described by his tutor Elizabeth Gray Vining in Windows for the Crown Prince (1952.
To this date, Akihito is the only stranger Knight of the Garter who is of non-European descent.
Akihito was the first emperor to marry a commoner, Michiko Shoda, in 1959, daughter of a successful industrialist, whom he met on a tennis court.
Prince Akihito was born on 23 December 1933, the fifth child and eldest son of the Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun.
After the war's end, and during the American occupation, Prince Akihito was tutored in English by Elizabeth Vining, an American Quaker.
On 10 April 1959, Crown Prince Akihito married Michiko Shoda (born 20 October 1934), today the Empress Michiko, and the daughter of a distinguished businessman.
Even though Prince Akihito was heir-apparent to the Chrysanthemum Throne from the moment of his birth, he was only formally invested as Crown Prince at the Tokyo Imperial Palace on 10 November 1952.
Akihito married a commoner, Michiko Shoda, in 1959, and their first son and heir, crown prince Naruhito, was born in 1960.
Emperor Akihito was born in Tokyo on 23 December 1933, to the great joy of the entire nation, as the first son of Emperor Showa and Empress Kojun.
In addition to his formal education, Emperor Akihito received special tutoring from authorities in various areas of learning, such as Japanese History and Constitutional Law.
On 10 April 1959, Crown Prince Akihito married Miss Michiko Shoda, daughter of a distinguished businessman.
Akihito was the fifth child and eldest son of Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako.
In 1952 Akihito came of age and was invested as heir to the Japanese throne.
Since ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne 20 years ago, Emperor Akihito has been committed to standing by disaster victims, disabled people, the elderly and war victims harmed by the former Imperial Japanese.
Ever since ascending to the throne 20 years ago following the death of his father Emperor Hirohito, Emperor Akihito has been committed to standing by disaster victims, handicapped people, the elderly and war.
JAPANESE Emperor Akihito turns 75 this week with worries mounting over his succession in the world's oldest monarchy and with the country's stressed crown princess entering her sixth year as a recluse.
Recent medical exams indicate Emperor Akihito has an inflamed and bleeding stomach that is possibly ulcerous, the Imperial Household Agency's medical supervisor said Tuesday, pointing to physical and mental.
From age 12, Akihito was groomed to embody Japan's new, Western-style constitutional monarchy.
long-running feud with his eldest son, Crown Prince Naruhito.
Japan surrendered to US forces on September 2, 1945.
Emperor Akihito was made Knight of the Garter in 1998.
Akihito is the eldest son and the fourth child of the Emperor ShÅwa (Hirohito) and the Empress KÅjun (Nagako.
During the American occupation of Japan following World War II, Prince Akihito was tutored in English by Elizabeth Gray Vining.
In December of 2002, it was reported that Emperor Akihito had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Since succeeding to the throne, Emperor Akihito has made an effort to bring the imperial family closer to the Japanese people.
Akihito is known as a ichthyological researcher, especially studies in the taxonomy of family gobies.
some 50 years ago and donated to a Fisheries Agency research institute, Akihito said in a speech Sunday in the western city of Otsu.
Akihito met his wife, Michiko Shoda, the daughter of a prominent industrial and academic family, at a tennis match in Karuizara in the summer of 1957 shortly after she had graduated from university.
Akihito has been Emperor since 1989 and is the 125th Emperor of Japan.
According to the Constitution of Japan, Akihito is a symbol of the state and the unity of the people, deriving his position from the will of the people with whom resides sovereign power.
Hirohito) and the Empress Kojun (Nagako.
Prince Akihito was tutored in English by Elizabeth Grey Vining.
Emperor Akihito expressed compassion for various creatures coexisting in the premises of his residence, where he has been living for about 15 years, in his.
Japans Emperor Akihito says his health is improving after battling a string of illnesses.
Emperor Akihito was formally enthroned as the Emperor of Japan on November 12, 1990.
Like his predecessors, Akihito was raised from age 3 not by his parents.
until Japan was defeated in World War II, Akihito had very limited contact with those outside.
A quiet, private man, Akihito has spent his life largely shielded from.
Emperor Akihito Is Officially Enthroned.
But today, when Akihito came to the Grand Shrine of Ise, Shinto.
LONDON - When Japanese Emperor Akihito comes through town today, survivors of.
Emperor Akihito said today that he feels grief for the.
Following World War II, Prince Akihito was tutored in English by Elizabeth Gray.
great sufferings on the people of China," Akihito said in his banquet toast to Chinese President.
1985 - Honorary President of the Second International Conference on Indo-Pacific Fishes during which he presented a paper.
Like his father, Hirohito , Akihito is an accomplished amateur marine biologist.
As emperor, Akihito has continued his efforts to humanize and modernize the royal family.
Crown Prince Akihito was born Dec 23, 1933, to Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako.
In 1959 Akihito married a commoner, Michiko Shoda, the first such marriage in the history of the imperial dynasty.