Akihito

[ah-ki-hee-toh, ah-kee-hee-taw]

noun

1. born 1933, emperor of Japan since 1989 (son of Hirohito).

Akihito

/ ˌækɪˈhiːtəʊ /

noun

1. born 1933, Emperor of Japan from 1989

Example Sentences

Naruhito’s father, Akihito, abdicated in 2019.

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Emperor Akihito abdicated in 2019 at the age of 85, citing age and declining health in his decision to hand over the throne to his son Emperor Naruhito.

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Akihito had devoted his three-decades long reign to making amends for a war fought in his father’s name while bringing the aloof monarchy closer to the people.

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Akihito prepared his nation for the step by expressing a wish years earlier to abdicate while he was still well and capable.

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Emperor Emeritus Akihito devoted his career to making amends for a war fought in the name of the wartime emperor, Hirohito, the current emperor’s grandfather.

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