Also known as the Heisei Emperor, from the name of his reign era. (after
the Meiji Restoration, Japanese eras - the traditional dating system,
was reset to follow the reigns of the emperors:
Meiji: Reign of Mutsohito 1868 - 1912 Taisho: Reign of Yoshihito 1912 -
1926 Showa: Reign of Hirohito 1926 - 1989 Heisei: Reign of Akihito 1989 - 2019 Reiwa: Reign of Naruhito 2019 - present).