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Emperor Akihito

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The Resume

    (December 23, 1933- )
    Born in Tokyo, Japan
    125th emperor of Japan (1989-April 30, 2019)
    Son of Emperor Hirohito
    Father of Crown Prince Naruhito

Why he might be annoying:

    His personal name is never used; instead he’s called ‘His Imperial Majesty the Emperor.’
    His father’s militarism brought Japan into World War Two.
    He attended Gakushuin University in Tokyo but did not graduate.
    When young, he complained that Japanese royals were like robots.
    His power is largely symbolic.

Why he might not be annoying:

    As a child he experienced the firebombing of Tokyo during World War Two.
    He was the first Japanese royal to marry a commoner, Michiko Shoda.
    He has tried to bring the Japanese royal family closer to the general public.
    He expressed regret for Japanese atrocities committed during World War Two.
    Like his father, he is an accomplished marine biologist (and even has a fish named after him, Exyrias akihito).

Credit: Georgina


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 43 Votes: 48.84% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 36 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 222 Votes: 74.32% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying