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Naruhito [a] (born 23 February 1960) is Emperor of Japan. He acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne following his father's abdication on 1 May 2019, beginning the Reiwa era. [ 1 ] He is the 126th monarch according to Japan's traditional order of succession .
Sep 6, 2024 · Naruhito (born February 23, 1960, Tokyo, Japan) is the emperor of Japan from 2019. He is Japan’s 126th emperor, and, according to tradition, traces his lineage directly to Jimmu, the legendary first emperor of Japan.
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- Naruhito was the first royal to be breastfed by his mother. Born in a makeshift hospital at the palace on February 23, 1960, Naruhito is said to have had a relatively normal upbringing.
- A set of rules on how to take care of Naruhito became a best-selling book. Though his parents chose to raise their first-born themselves rather than rely on wet nurses and maids, they were away a lot on official trips.
- He described Queen Elizabeth II as “laid-back” After graduating from Gakushuin University in 1983, Naruhito went to Oxford to study for a master’s degree on the history of transportation on the River Thames.
- He was once turned away from a nightclub. Barely able to move in Japan without asking for permission, Naruhito enjoyed a new lease of life in the U.K.
Japan officially began a new era on 1 May when Crown Prince Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne as the new emperor.
Apr 30, 2019 · TOKYO — A day after his father became the first monarch to abdicate the imperial throne of Japan in more than two centuries, the new emperor, Naruhito, on Wednesday received the sacred imperial...
Apr 30, 2019 · Japan's Emperor Naruhito has pledged to fulfil his role as a "symbol of the state and unity", in his first public address since taking the throne.
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