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1933 - Born Akihito Tsugonimaya in Tokyo on December 23, 1993.
1950 - Attended Gakushuin University.
1952 - Akihito was officially proclaimed as the next Emperor of Japan. On November 10, 1952, his formal Investiture as Crown Prince took place at the Kokyo Imperial Palace.
1953 - Represented Japan at the coronation of England's Queen Elizabeth II.
1959 - Married Michiko Shoda, a commoner, on April 10, 1959.
1989 - Assumed the throne on January 7, 1989 after the death of Emperor Showa.
1990 - On November 12, 1990, Prince Akihito was formally enthroned as Emperor of Japan.
1998 - Invested with the The Most Noble Order of the Garter, during his state visit in United Kingdom.
1999-2000 - Emperor Akihito wants to be closer with the Japanese people. The Royal Family have made official visits to other countries and visited the forty-seven Prefectures of Japan.
2002 - The Emperor was diagnosed with prostate cancer and underwent surgery.
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Pokemon Tales: Meet Mew!: Meet Mew! (Pokémon) by Akihito Toda and Kagemaru Himeno (Board book - Nov 21, 2006) Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Windows for the Crown Prince: Akihito of Japan by Elizabeth Gray Vining (Paperback - Sep 6, 1990)  |
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Ray Volume 2 by Akihito Yoshitomi (Paperback - Apr 26, 2005) Ray, the secret surgeon with the X-ray eyes, is back and ready to kick some more ass! This time around she's continuing to help those in need, all the while getting closer to the underground...  Usually ships in 3 to 6 weeks |
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Tokyo Lucky Hole (Paperback - Apr 6, 1997)  |
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Windows for the Crown Prince by Elizabeth Gray Vining (Hardcover - Jun 6, 1952) |
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Arisa Mizuki Foto: Sixteen Years Old. Nineteen;Ninety Three. Paris, France. Ibiza, Spain by Akihito; Kurotaki, Noriko Kubota (Hardcover - Jul 6, 1993) |
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