Akihito, the Emperor of Japan, abdicated on April 30, 2019. This 3-parts NHK World documentary series chronicles the life of a former "divine child" who became the symbol of the Japanese State when he ascended the throne in 1989.
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Air Date: 2019-04-27
Crown Prince Akihito's childhood is spent in the shadow of a war fought in the name of his father, Emperor Showa (Hir...
Air Date: 2019-04-28
Crown Prince Akihito graduates from Gakushuin University. At a tennis tournament he meets his future wife, Michiko, w...
Air Date: 2019-04-29
Crown Prince Akihito ascends to the throne in 1989 and the Heisei Era dawns. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko devi...