Naruhito

Naruhito; }} (born 23 February 1960) is Emperor of Japan. He acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne on 1 May 2019, beginning the era, following the abdication of his father, Akihito. He is the 126th monarch according to Japan's traditional order of succession.

He was born in Tokyo during the reign of his grandfather Emperor Shōwa as the eldest child of Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko. Emperor Shōwa passed away in January 1989, at which point Naruhito became the heir apparent after his father. He was formally invested as crown prince in 1991. He attended Gakushūin schools in Tokyo and later studied history at Gakushuin University and English at Merton College, Oxford. In June 1993, he married diplomat Owada Masako. They have one daughter: Aiko.

Continuing his grandfather's and father's boycott over the enshrinement of convicted war criminals, Naruhito has never visited Yasukuni Shrine. He is interested in water policy and water conservation and likes to play the viola. He was an honorary president of the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics and is a supporter of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. Provided by Wikipedia