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✦ History

Emperor

One holder at a time · 8 terms · 1779–present

Current holder

Naruhito 2019–present

Previous holders 7

Akihito 1989–2019

Hirohito 1926–1989

Emperor Taishō 1912–1926

Emperor Meiji 1867–1912

Emperor Kōmei 1846–1867

Emperor Ninkō 1817–1846 Emperor Kōkaku 1779–1817

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