Akihito (Der Krieg)
| Akihito 明仁 | |||||
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.jpg) Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko with their three children; Prince Naruhito, Prince Fumihito and Princess Sayako. (September 1969) | |||||
| Emperor of Japan | |||||
| Reign | 7 January 1989 – 1 April 1994 | ||||
| Predecessor | Shōwa | ||||
| Successor | Monarchy abolished | ||||
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Akihito (Japanse: 明仁; 23 December 1933 – 1 April 1994) was the 125th and last Emperor of Japan from his father's death in 1989 until his own death in 1994.
Pre-World War III
Akihito officially ascended the throne upon death of his father Hirohito in 1989 and enthroned in 1990. At the time of his accession to the throne, tensions between NATO and the Warsaw Pact had a certain impact on Japan.
As the confrontation escalated, Japan began to fear that it would be invaded by the Soviet Union. American forces in Japan began to be further strengthened in case of an invasion from the Soviet Union.
World War III
When a large-scale war broke out between NATO and the Warsaw Pact on January 25, 1994, Soviet forces began their offensive against Japan on the same day, landing on Hokkaido, Japan. He called on the Japanese people to fight back against the "evil red regime".
Although the Japanese resistance was initially defeated, they retreated to the southern part of Hokkaido to continue their resistance. However, due to the further involvement of the United States, the Soviet forces withdrew from Sapporo on March 27 of that year.
Death
On April 1, nuclear war broke out between the United States and the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union used nuclear weapons against Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and other Japanese cities. Before he had even left Tokyo, he and his family were killed in a Soviet nuclear attack. With the tragic death of his family in the nuclear war, Akihito became the last emperor in Japanese history. he was 60.