24/12/2020 · Naruhito, original name Hironomiya Naruhito, (born February 23, 1960, Tokyo, Japan), 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.

27/05/2021 · Naruhito is the current Emperor of Japan. He acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne upon the abdication of his father, Emperor Emeritus Akihito on 1 May 2019. The role of the Emperor of Japan has historically alternated between a largely ceremonial symbolic role and that of an actual imperial ruler.

A matter-of-fact documentary of the massacre of over 300,000 Chinese civilians by the Japanese in the so-called 'Rape of Nanjing' in 1937. In the name of the Japanese emperor Hirohito, the desperate soldiers, enraged by intense Chinese resistance, stormed the then capitol of China and over a six week period systematically raped, tortured, and killed many of the inhabitants of that …

皇 means "the emperor of Japan." Daigo. 246 views. 醍醐天皇 醍 means "a character used for Daigo (醍醐) meaning pure buttery kind." 醐 means "a character used for 'Daigo (醍醐)' meaning pure buttery kind." 天 means "heaven." 皇 means "the emperor of Japan." Hanazono. 246 views.

05/04/2019 · On May 1, Japan’s king, Emperor Akihito, will step down. His era – his time as emperor – will end, and the era of the next emperor, his son, Crown Prince Naruhito, will begin. On Monday, Japan announced the name of the new era: Reiwa.

26/10/2021 · Emperor Shōwa was known in his lifetime as Hirohito; the emperor only takes the name of his era upon his death. The present imperial couple are simply Naruhito and Masako.

Emperor Akihito literally has no last name, not even for Western purposes. He trained as an icthyologist and has published papers in English language journals e.g. [this one] ( http://science.sciencemag.org/content/258/5082/578.long ) is attributed simply to "Akihito".