Naruhito is the 126th Emperor of Japan, having acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne on 1 May 2019 following his father Emperor Akihito's abdication; his reign is designated the Reiwa era. He served as Crown Prince from 1989 to 2019, earning a history degree from Gakushuin University and studying at Oxford University, was formally invested as Crown Prince in 1991, and married diplomat Masako Owada in 1993.
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He acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne on 1 May 2019 following the abdication of his father, Akihito.
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23 February 1960
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Naruhito is the 126th Emperor of Japan, having acceded to the Chrysanthemum Throne on 1 May 2019 following his father Emperor Akihito's abdication; his reign is designated the Reiwa era.
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