Akihito
Americannoun
noun
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The imperial family now has 16 members in total, including five men -- retired emperor Akihito, 92, his brother, 90, the emperor, his brother, and Hisahito.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Naruhito, who turned 63, was crowned emperor on May 1, 2019, after his father Akihito became the first emperor to abdicate in two centuries.
From Reuters ● Feb. 23, 2023
Also standing by was Emperor Emeritus Akihito, who abdicated in favor of his son in 2019, and his wife, Empress Emerita Michiko.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 2, 2023
Akihito Hoshika, manager of the landscape office in Kutchan, said the town had crafted a “master plan” to avert “the risk of overtourism.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
Japan’s Emperor Akihito, who reigns today, is the 82nd direct descendant of the emperor under whom that first chronicle of A.D.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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