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Emperor Akihito abdicates the Chrysanthemum Throne in favor of his elder son, Crown Prince Naruhito. He is the first Emperor to abdicate in over two hundred years, since Emperor Kōkaku in 1817.
2019-04-30

Emperor Akihito of Japan says he intends to lessen his official duties due to old age.
2016-08-8

Japan’s emperor and prime minister attend a memorial service marking the fifth anniversary of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in which 15,894 people died and caused the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Many people remain displaced and recovery efforts are ongoing.
2016-03-11

The Emperor of Japan Akihito successfully undergoes heart bypass surgery.
2012-02-18

Emperor Akihito is to undertake heart bypass surgery on 18 February 2012. [http:--www.chicagotribune.com-sns-rt-japan-emperor-update-1l4e8dc02i-20120211,0,40124.story (Reuters via "Chicago Tribune")]date=August 2019
2012-02-12

Production at the Japanese plants of carmaker Toyota returns to normal following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
2011-10-6

The United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Japan to announce US assistance for the recovery effort following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
2011-04-17

Japan's Sendai Airport partially reopens for the first time since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
2011-04-13

Radiation levels 20km from the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant measured at 1600 times normal levels.
2011-03-22

Japanese television shows footage of flooding along Japan's northeastern coast.
2011-03-11