Talk:Akihito

War crimes?
What part did Akihito (if any) play in the war crimes of the Japanese during WWII? I realize he was only a child but did he have any part in supporting the war effort, and has he made any attempt to make up for the Japanese atrocities? Brain696 (talk) 04:33, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
 * He was only a child during the war, so he wasn't involved in it. Also, at the request of his father Emperor Shōwa(hirohito), he was not being commissioned as a military officer. Since he was enthroned in 1990, Emperor Akihito actually did personally visit and apologize to countries affected by the Japanese during the war. He also frequently reminded the Japanese people of the lessons learned in the war. Unfortunately though, the recent efforts made by the Prime Minister Shinzō Abe and the government to revise the Constitution undermined much of the efforts made by Emperor Akihito.

There is not the word of Emperor Akihito.
In Japan, the word of 明仁天皇(Emperor Akihito) is not used because of the same reason as there are not the words of 裕仁天皇(Emperor Hirohito), 嘉仁天皇(Emperor Yoshihito) and so on. The expression corresponding to 昭和天皇(Emperor Showa), 大正天皇(Emperor Taisho) etc. is 今上天皇(Reigning Emperor). See also ja:talk:今上天皇. --新幹線 (talk) 17:25, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
 * You are edit warring and need to stop. Discuss the issue here.
 * Please note that what the Emperor may be called in Japan is not always the same thing as what he is called in the general English-speaking world. The English Wikipedia goes by the common usage in the English-speaking world. Therefore, your insistence on using the term preferred in Japan is tendentious and violating the policies and guidelines here on the English Wikipedia. ··· 日本穣 ? · 投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 19:49, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
 * It has been several days. Are you willing to discuss your changes and come to a consensus? ··· 日本穣 ? · 投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 18:51, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

Orphaned references in Akihito
I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Akihito's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "time": From 1980s in Japan:  From Empress Michiko: « The Girl from Outside », Time, 23 March 1959 From South Africa:  From Junichirō Koizumi: "Japan's Destroyer," TIME, September 10, 2001. From Imperial Household Agency: The Future of Japan's Monarchy, Time Asia Magazine From Pope Francis: Pope Francis: Now is the time for mercy :: Catholic News Agency (CNA). (2015-04-11). Retrieved on 2015-05-08. From Donald Tusk:  From Kazakhstan: </li> <li>From Yoshirō Mori: </li> </ul>

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 08:49, 4 January 2016 (UTC)

Reign in infobox
The dates in the infobox have been repeatedly changed from "7 January 1989 – present" to "7 January 1989 – 30 April 2019 (planned)" or similar. It has been reverted by multiple editors, including, , , and me, and it has been explained that it is premature to add this, according to WP:NOTCRYSTAL. We don't put the end of a term of office if it's in the future. To the editor who again made the same edit for at least the sixth time, today using IP, and recently other IPs also starting with 2001:240:296f:9100, please do not continue this without WP:CONSENSUS - see also WP:EDITWARRING. --IamNotU (talk) 13:51, 20 April 2019 (UTC)

He has abdicated
At 08:00 UTC. Hektor (talk) 08:26, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

Abdication completed?
as it is already past 8 on May 1st in Japan, every media reports that Akihito has abdicated. Kowalmistrz (talk) 09:06, 30 April 2019 (UTC)


 * Just before 50 minutes, according to sources like Al Jazeera Japanese emperor Akihito has abdicated and thanked his people for maintaining peace. Abishe (talk) 10:24, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/04/abdicating-japanese-emperor-public-prays-peace-190430075004862.html

No, reliable sources (including the above) are saying that he has completed the abdication ceremony, but remains emperor until midnight Japan time, which is 15:00 GMT, for example BBC:. --IamNotU (talk) 13:39, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 April 2019
Change title from imperial majesty to majesty as per http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e-about/history/history.html 82.132.219.159 (talk) 22:18, 30 April 2019 (UTC)
 * Now done by Keivan.f – Þjarkur (talk) 22:41, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

Introduction
It is not correct to say that Akihito "served as" Emperor. The choice of words implies that he held a subordinate position, or that he was simply filling a role. There's a failure here to understand what an Emperor is. The appropriate word is "reigned": Akihito reigned as... Alternatively: Akihito was the 125th Emperor of Japan, reigning from...2A01:E35:8A71:6D40:4879:3122:B59C:8E06 (talk) 07:56, 1 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I agree, and have made some changes in the introduction. I didn't want to write "Akihito was the 125th Emperor..." as it might give the impression that he's no longer living. "Reigned" seems the best. --IamNotU (talk) 08:56, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

Title in infobox
, could you please explain why you reverted my edit that added the "title" parameter to the infobox? That's the way it's done for example in Edward VIII, where his post-abdication title is used. --IamNotU (talk) 03:57, 5 May 2019 (UTC)

Title
Titles in the section have been repeatedly changed, for example by User:178.78.102.68, to include unusual italicization, and mid-phrase capitalization of "the". This is contrary to the given source. It has also been done in the Naruhito article, where I noted on the talk page : According to MOS:CAPS, "Wikipedia relies on sources to determine what is conventionally capitalized; only words and phrases that are consistently capitalized in a substantial majority of independent, reliable sources are capitalized in Wikipedia." I was not able to find a single reliable source that capitalized "the", therefore it should not be capitalized. This is also in line with usual Wikipedia practice according to MOS:THECAPS. --IamNotU (talk) 22:18, 27 May 2019 (UTC)

Title update
The former emperor Akihito has received the title of Jōkō (上皇), or 'Emperor Emeritus', in order to improve this article, it's necessary indicate this new title in the same way when he was Tennō (天皇). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 187.190.155.173 (talk) 15:35, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Infobox
Just like the dispute at Hirohito's infobox. We do not need the show the total years/days of the reign. The start & end dates of the reign, will suffice. GoodDay (talk) 11:39, 26 August 2020 (UTC)

Current name
The article mentions that Akihito currently holds the title of Jōkō. When Japanese people refer to him, what name do they use? Akihito? Jōkō? Reiwa? The article does not make this clear (and I think it should). Monkaaap (talk) 18:56, 1 May 2021 (UTC)


 * "Akihito" would be very informal (and therefore only really applicable to be used as such, bar a few exceptions). "Reiwa" doesn't apply, you probably meant "Heisei", as Reiwa relates to his successor Naruhito. This would not be applicable, as "era names" for Emperors in Japan are only used post-humously (after the death of said Emperor), regardless of abdication. He is likely to be referred to as (Emperor) Heisei upon his passing. I am not resident in Japan (nor have I been), but to my knowledge the current emperor is almost always referred to as "Tennō", so the emperor emeritus would, in the same vein, be generally referred to as "Jōkō". Alongside formality/respect, the titles of Jōkō and Tennō also tend to be quicker to say than their proper names, which would be a possible indication as to why. I am not Japanese (only studying) and sadly cannot provide sources, but that may at least in part answer your question. ToffeeQueen (talk) 22:37, 26 October 2021 (UTC)

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Daijō Tennō ≠ Jōkō
Daijō Tennō is not same the title "Jōkō". "Jōkō" has two means. One of it is abbreviation of Daijō Tennō, and the other is the formal name of Akihito's title. Daijō Tennō isn't used now. It is very old title, that about 1,500 years ago. 圜二 (talk) 20:42, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

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Predecessor and successor names
In the infobox, the reign name is given for his predecessor, but the personal name for his successor. I understand why, but to those unfamiliar, it is perhaps confusing. I would argue for one or the other.

Toyokuni3 (talk) 18:36, 1 April 2024 (UTC)


 * I believe is a COMMONNAME thing why the current Emperor is still in use for his real name, and not his reign name. And its the same for Akihito. Once he passes, he'll likely then be switched for Emperor Heisei. TheCorriynial (talk) 18:14, 6 May 2024 (UTC)