Nov. 10, 1952 - Akihito being formally invested as Japan's crown prince at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Here's a look at more key events in the life of Emperor Akihito, who on April 30 will become Japan’s first monarch to abdicate in nearly two centuries:
TOKYO - Emperor Akihito, 85, will step down on April 30, the first Japanese monarch to abdicate in nearly two centuries. His son, Crown Prince Naruhito, will inherit the throne the next day.
- April 10, 1959 - Wedding of Akihito and Michiko Shoda, the first commoner to marry an heir to the Japanese throne. - Nov. 12, 1990 - Akihito ascends the Chrysanthemum Throne in the first enthronement ceremony to be shown on television. - April 23, 1993 - Akihito visits Okinawa again, becoming the first Japanese monarch to visit the southern island.
- Jan. 27, 2005 - Akihito and Michiko visit wartime battlesite in the U.S. territory of Saipan to pray for peace and console war dead of all nations, one of several such trips outside Japan.
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