:Naruhito

Before his accession, he was generally referred in the Japanese press by his princely title Kōtaishi (Crown Prince, 皇太子; {{lit|Great Imperial Son}}). Upon succeeding to the throne he is referred to as {{nihongo|"His Majesty the Emperor"|天皇陛下|Tennō Heika}}, which may be shortened to {{nihongo|"His Majesty"|陛下|Heika}}.{{cite web |title=Members of the Order of the Garter |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/Honours/OrderoftheGarter/MembersoftheOrderoftheGarter.aspx |website=The British Monarchy |access-date=30 April 2019 |archive-date=30 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190430150348/http://www.royal.gov.uk/MonarchUK/Honours/OrderoftheGarter/MembersoftheOrderoftheGarter.aspx |url-status=dead }} In writing, the emperor is also referred to formally as {{Nihongo|"The Reigning Emperor"|今上天皇|Kinjō Tennō}}. The era of his reign bears the name {{Nihongo|"Reiwa"|令和}} {{IPA|ja|ɾeːwa|pron|Ja-reiwa.ogg}}, and according to custom he will be referred to as {{Nihongo|Emperor Reiwa|令和天皇|Reiwa Tennō|see "posthumous name"}} by order of the Cabinet after his death.

The name of the next era under his successor will be established after his death or before his abdication.{{cite press release| title=National Day of Japan to be celebrated| date=7 December 2007| publisher=Embassy of Japan in Pakistan| url=http://www.pk.emb-japan.go.jp/PRESS/Press%202007/JPNEMPAK%2007-041,%20NATIONAL%20DAY%20OF%20JAPAN%20TO%20BE%20CELEBRATED.htm| access-date=28 December 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202180142/http://www.pk.emb-japan.go.jp/PRESS/Press%202007/JPNEMPAK%2007-041%2C%20NATIONAL%20DAY%20OF%20JAPAN%20TO%20BE%20CELEBRATED.htm| archive-date=2 February 2008| url-status=dead }}

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Naruhito was born on 23 February 1960 at 4:15 p.m. in the Imperial Household Agency Hospital in Tokyo Imperial Palace.{{cite news|url=http://showa.mainichi.jp/news/1960/02/post-9a3e.html| title=浩宮徳仁親王（現皇太子）誕生| trans-title=Showa News: Birth of Imperial Prince Hironomiya Naruhito (current Crown Prince)| date=23 February 1960| newspaper=Mainichi Shimbun| location=Tokyo| access-date=30 April 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224023754/http://showa.mainichi.jp/news/1960/02/post-9a3e.html| archive-date=24 December 2018| url-status=dead}} As a prince, he later quipped, "I was born in a barn inside the moat".{{harvnb|Hills|2006|p=69}} His parents, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, were then crown prince and crown princess of Japan, while his paternal grandfather, Hirohito, reigned as emperor. Reuters news agency reported that Naruhito's paternal grandmother, Empress Kōjun, had driven her daughter-in-law and grandchildren to depression in the 1960s by persistently accusing Michiko of not being suitable for her son.{{cite news| url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/japans-dowager-empress-dead-at-97/ |title=Japan's Dowager Empress Dead At 97| work=CBS News| date=2000-06-16| access-date=2016-10-21| archive-date=6 April 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406083805/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/japans-dowager-empress-dead-at-97/| url-status=live}}

His childhood was reported to be happy, and he enjoyed activities such as mountain climbing, riding, and learning the violin. He played with the children of the royal chamberlain, and he was a fan of the Yomiuri Giants in the Central League, his favorite player being No. 3, later team manager, Shigeo Nagashima. One day, Naruhito found the remains of an ancient roadway on the palace grounds, sparking a lifelong fascination with the history of transportation, which would provide the subject of his bachelor's and master's degrees in history.{{harvnb|Hills|2006|p=76}} He later said, "I have had a keen interest in roads since childhood. On roads, you can go to the unknown world. Since I have been leading a life where I have few chances to go out freely, roads are a precious bridge to the unknown world, so to speak."{{harvnb|Hills|2006|p=77}}

In August 1974, when the prince was 14, he was sent to Melbourne, Australia, for a homestay. His father, then the crown prince, had a positive experience there on a trip the year before and encouraged his son to go as well.{{harvnb|Hills|2006|p=56}} He stayed with the family of a businessman named Colin Harper.{{harvnb|Hills|2006|p=57}} He got along with his host brothers, riding around Point Lonsdale, playing the violin and tennis, and climbing Uluru together.{{harvnb|Hills|2006|pp=60–61}} Once he even played the violin for dignitaries at a state dinner at Government House hosted by Governor-General John Kerr.{{harvnb|Hills|2006|p=60}}

File:Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko with three children; Prince Naruhito, Prince Fumihito and Princess Sayako. (September 1969).jpg

When the prince was four years old he was enrolled in the prestigious Gakushūin school system, where many of Japan's elite families and narikin (nouveaux riches) send their children.{{harvnb|Hills|2006|pp=77–78}} In senior high, Naruhito joined the geography club.{{harvnb|Hills|2006|p=79}}

He graduated from Gakushuin University in March 1982 with a Bachelor of Letters degree in history.{{harvnb|Hills|2006|p=81}} In July 1983, he undertook a three-month intensive English course before entering Merton College of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom,{{harvnb|Hills|2006|pp=142–143, 152}} where he studied until 1986. He did not, however, submit his thesis A Study of Navigation and Traffic on the Upper Thames in the 18th Century until 1989.{{harvnb|Hills|2006|pp=144–145}} He later revisited these years in his book, The Thames and I – a Memoir of Two Years at Oxford. He visited some 21 historic pubs, including the Trout Inn.{{harvnb|Hills|2006|pp=145–146}} He joined the Japan Society and the drama society, and became the honorary president of the karate and judo clubs.{{harvnb|Hills|2006|p=150}} He played inter-college tennis, seeded number three out of six on the Merton team, and took golf lessons from a pro. In his three years at Merton he also climbed the highest peaks in three of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom: Scotland's Ben Nevis, Wales's Snowdon and Scafell Pike in England.{{harvnb|Hills|2006|p=151}}

While at Oxford, he also was able to go sightseeing across Europe and meet much of its royalty, including the British royal family. The relatively relaxed manners of the United Kingdom's royals amazed him: "Queen Elizabeth II, he noted with surprise, poured her own tea and served the sandwiches."{{harvnb|Hills|2006|p=148}} He also went skiing with Liechtenstein's Prince Hans-Adam II, holidayed in Mallorca in the Mediterranean with Spain's King Juan Carlos I, and sailed with Norway's Crown Prince Harald and Crown Princess Sonja and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.{{harvnb|Hills|2006|pp=151–152}}

Upon his return to Japan, he enrolled once more in Gakushūin University to earn a Master of Humanities degree in history, successfully earning his degree in 1988.

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Naruhito first met Owada Masako, a staff member working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at a tea gathering for Infanta Elena of Spain in November 1986,{{cite news| last1=Fitzpatrick| first1=Beth Cooney| title=Great Royal Weddings: Princess Masako and Crown Prince Naruhito| url=http://main.stylelist.com/2011/01/21/great-royal-weddings-princess-masako-and-crown-prince-naruhito/| access-date=2 December 2016| agency=AOL| work=Stylelist| date=21 January 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910132147/http://main.stylelist.com/2011/01/21/great-royal-weddings-princess-masako-and-crown-prince-naruhito/| archive-date=10 September 2011}} during her studies at the University of Tokyo. The prince was immediately captivated by her,{{harvnb|Hills|2006|pp=120–121}} and arranged for them to meet several times over the next few weeks.{{harvnb|Hills|2006|p=123}} Because of this, they were pursued relentlessly by the press throughout 1987.{{harvnb|Hills|2006|p=136}}

Despite the Imperial Household Agency's disapproval of her, and her attending Balliol College, Oxford, for the next two years, he remained interested in her. He proposed to her three times before the Imperial Palace announced their engagement on 19 January 1993. The wedding took place on 9 June the same year at the Imperial Shinto Hall in Tokyo before 800 invited guests, including many of Europe's heads of state and royalty.{{harvnb|Hills|2006|p=2}}

By the time of their marriage, his father had ascended the throne, so the prince had been invested as the crown prince with the title {{nihongo|Prince Hiro|浩宮 |Hiro-no-miya}} on 23 February 1991.{{cite web| title=Personal Histories of Their Imperial Highnesses the Crown Prince and Crown Princess| url=http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e02/ed02-04.html| access-date=2 December 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021205200713/http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e02/ed02-04.html| archive-date=5 December 2002}}

Her first pregnancy was announced in December 1999, but she miscarried.{{cite news| date=1999-12-31| title=Royal miscarriage stuns an expectant Japan| url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/dec/31/justinmccurry.jonathanwatts |access-date=2023-01-02| newspaper=The Guardian| location=London| first1=Justin| last1=McCurry| first2=Jonathan| last2=Watts| language=en}} They finally had one daughter, {{nihongo|Aiko, Princess Toshi|敬宮愛子内親王|Toshi-no-miya Aiko Naishinnō}}, born 1 December 2001 at the Imperial Household Agency Hospital at Tokyo Imperial Palace.{{cite news| title=Girl Born to Japan's Princess| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/01/world/girl-born-to-japan-s-princess.html| newspaper=The New York Times| date=1 December 2001| agency=Associated Press| access-date=16 November 2011| url-access=subscription}}{{cite news| title=Japan: A Name For The Royal Baby| last1=French| first1=Howard W.| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/08/world/world-briefing-asia-japan-a-name-for-the-royal-baby.html| newspaper=The New York Times| date=8 December 2001| access-date=16 November 2011| url-access=subscription}}

The Japanese imperial succession debate started around the time when it became increasingly clear over the following years that Princess Aiko would be their only child. The emperor made unprecedented remarks on the issue on June 19, 2024 at a news conference in the imperial palace.{{Cite web |author=Richard Lloyd Parry |date=2024-06-20 |title=Japanese emperor admits his family is running out of heirs |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/asia/article/japanese-emperor-admits-his-familys-existential-problem-zd36lzrc0 |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en}}

He is interested in water policy and water conservation. In March 2003, in his capacity as honorary president of the Third World Water Forum, he delivered a speech at the forum's opening ceremony titled "Waterways Connecting Kyoto and Local Regions". Visiting Mexico in March 2006, he gave the keynote address at the opening ceremony for the Fourth World Water Forum, "Edo and Water Transport". And in December 2007, he gave a commemorative talk at the opening ceremony for the First Asia-Pacific Water Summit, "Humans and Water: From Japan to the Asia-Pacific Region".

He plays the viola, having switched from the violin because he thought the latter "too much of a leader, too prominent" to suit his musical and personal tastes.{{harvnb|Hills|2006|p=72}} He enjoys jogging, hiking, and mountaineering in his spare time.

According to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the emperor and King Charles III's families share an "intimate relationship".

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As the crown prince he was a patron of the 1998 Winter Olympics and 1998 Winter Paralympics. He is also a supporter of the World Organization of the Scout Movement and in 2006 attended the 14th Nippon Jamboree, the Japanese national jamboree organized by the Scout Association of Japan. The crown prince had also been an honorary vice-president of the Japanese Red Cross Society since 1994. In 2001, the crown prince visited the United Kingdom; he met Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at Windsor Castle.{{cite news| author=| date=2022-09-09| title=Queen Elizabeth II and her friendly ties with three emperors| url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/09/09/national/queen-elizabeth-japan-ties/| access-date=2022-09-11| newspaper=The Japan Times| location=Tokyo| language=en-US}}

For two weeks in 2012, the crown prince temporarily took charge of his father's duties while Emperor Akihito underwent and recovered from heart bypass surgery.{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17071024| work=BBC News| title=Japanese Emperor Akihito's heart surgery 'a success'| date=18 February 2012}} Naruhito's birthday was named "Mount Fuji Day" by Shizuoka and Yamanashi Prefectures because of his reported love of the mountain.

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On 1 December 2017, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that Naruhito's father, Emperor Akihito, would abdicate on 30 April 2019, and that Naruhito would become the 126th emperor of Japan as of 1 May 2019.{{cite web| url=https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Emperor-Akihito-to-abdicate-on-April-30-2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203224525/https://japantoday.com/category/politics/Emperor-Akihito-to-abdicate-on-April-30-2019| archive-date=3 December 2017| title=Emperor Akihito to abdicate on April 30, 2019| website=Japan Today| date=December 2017| access-date=2023-01-02}}{{cite news| url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/12/01/national/emperors-abdication-date-confirmed-april-30-2019/| title=Japan sets date for Emperor Akihito's abdication as April 30, 2019| first=Tomohiro| last=Osaki| date=1 December 2017| newspaper=The Japan Times| access-date=6 January 2018}} Following an abdication ceremony on the afternoon of 30 April, Akihito's reign and the Heisei era continued until the end of the day. Naruhito then succeeded him as emperor at the beginning of the day on 1 May, ushering in the Reiwa era. The transition took place at midnight, and Naruhito formally began his reign in a ceremony later that morning. In his first statement as emperor, he pledged to reflect deeply on the course followed by his father, and fulfill his constitutional responsibility "as the symbol of the state and of the unity of the people of Japan".

Under Article 4 of the Japanese constitution, the emperor's role is defined as entirely ceremonial and representative. Unlike most other constitutional monarchs, the emperor lacks even nominal powers related to government;[http://countrystudies.us/japan/111.htm "The Status of the Emperor"]. Library of Congress Country Studies. he is barred from making political statements. His role is limited to performing ceremonial duties as delineated by the constitution, and even then he is constrained by the requirements of the constitution and the binding advice of the cabinet. For instance, while he formally appoints the Prime Minister, he is required to appoint the person designated by the National Diet.[https://www.britannica.com/place/Japan/Government-and-society "Japan"]. Encyclopedia Britannica.

The enthronement ceremony took place on 22 October 2019,{{cite news| newspaper=Mainichi Shimbun| location=Tokyo| title=Enthronement ceremony for new emperor mulled for Oct. 2019| date=31 December 2017| access-date=31 December 2017| quote=The government is mulling scheduling the enthronement ceremony for the next emperor for October 2019, months after Crown Prince Naruhito accedes to the Imperial Throne on May 1 that year upon his father Emperor Akihito's abdication, it has been learned.| url=https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20171231/p2a/00m/0na/018000c| df=dmy-all}} where he was duly enthroned in an ancient-style proclamation ceremony. On 23 July 2021, the new emperor opened the 2020 Summer Olympics (originally scheduled to be played in 2020, postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic) hosted in Tokyo, just as his grandfather, Emperor Shōwa, had done in 1964.

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The imperial couple's first trip abroad as emperor and empress took place in September 2022, to the United Kingdom to attend the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-62918196| title=The Queen's funeral in pictures| work=BBC News| date=19 September 2022}}{{cite news| date=2022-09-10| title=Emperor Naruhito plans to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral in first overseas trip| url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2022/09/10/national/emperor-naruhito-queen-funeral/| access-date=2022-09-11| website=The Japan Times| location=Tokyo| agency=Kyodo News, Reuters| language=en-US}} They visited Indonesia in June 2023, their first state visit.{{cite news |title=Japan's emperor in Indonesia for first state visit |url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/world/2023/06/19/japans-emperor-in-indonesia-for-first-state-visit.html |access-date=23 June 2023 |work=The Jakarta Post |date=19 June 2023}}{{cite news |title=Indonesians welcome Japan's Emperor, Empress |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/videos/20230621212449354/ |access-date=6 September 2023 |work=NHK World-Japan |date=21 June 2023}}

In February 2024, the emperor marked his 64th birthday with a message mourning the victims of the Noto earthquake, and expressed desire to visit the affected areas.{{Cite web |date=2024-02-23 |title=On 64th birthday, Japan's Emperor Naruhito mourns Noto quake victims |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/23/japan/japan-emperor-turns-64/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=The Japan Times |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Japan's Emperor Naruhito mourns the deadly Noto quake in a solemn birthday speech |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/japans-emperor-naruhito-mourns-deadly-noto-quake-solemn-107472625 |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=ABC News |language=en}} He had previously received condolences for the victims from King Charles III of the United Kingdom in early January.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-03 |title=King Charles Sent a Message of Condolence to Japan's Emperor Naruhito |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a46275041/king-charles-japan-earthquakes-2024-message-emporor-naruhito/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Town & Country |language=en-US}} The emperor and empress visited Wajima and Suzu, two earthquake-stricken cities in the Noto Peninsula, on 22 March. The couple later visited an evacuation center in Anamizu on 12 April.{{Cite web |title=Imperial couple make second visit to the stricken Noto Peninsula |url=https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15228848 |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=The Asahi Shimbun |language=en}}

In April 2024, the Imperial Household Agency launched an Instagram account for the imperial family, which received 300,000 followers by the end of its debut on the platform. The account was reportedly launched to "reach out" to Japan's younger generations.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-01 |title=The world's oldest royal family joins social media |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/japan-royal-family-instagram-youth-social-media-rcna145806 |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=NBC News |language=en}}

The Emperor and Empress embarked on a three-day state visit to the United Kingdom in late June 2024, at the invitation of King Charles III.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Japan's emperor and empress to pay three-day state visit to U.K. |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/06/04/japan/japan-emperor-uk-visit/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=The Japan Times}} The imperial couple had originally planned to visit in 2020 as guests of Queen Elizabeth II, but the state visit was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-05 |title=King Charles and Queen Camilla to Host Japan State Visit in June |url=https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a60618019/king-charles-japan-state-visit-june-2024-news/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Town & Country}} The rescheduled visit went ahead despite concerns of postponement due to the British general election campaign that began in late May.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Prince William to Take on Key Role in Japanese State Visit to the UK |url=https://uk.news.yahoo.com/prince-william-key-role-japanese-022100717.html |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Yahoo News}} It was the first state visit in modern times to take place during an active election campaign.{{Cite web |title=Japanese state visit to UK not stopped by general election |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cxww0e2xlnxo |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=BBC}}

On April 7, 2025 the imperial couple visited Iwo Jima to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima, in the first visit to the island by a Japanese monarch since 1994.{{Cite web |title=Japan emperor visits World War II battleground Iwo Jima |url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250407-japan-emperor-visits-world-war-ii-battleground-iwo-jima |access-date=7 April 2025 |website=France 24}}

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• 1993 – {{nihongo||テムズとともに: 英国の二年間|Temuzu to tomoni: Eikoku no ninenkan|[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/032395987 OCLC 032395987]|}}
• 2006 – The Thames and I: A Memoir of Two Years at Oxford with Hugh Cortazzi. Folkestone, Kent: Global Oriental. {{ISBN|978-1-905246-06-9}}; {{OCLC|65196090}}

• 23 February 1960 – 7 January 1989: His Imperial Highness The Prince Hiro (浩宮徳仁親王殿下 Hiro-no-miya Naruhito shinnō denka){{cite web| title=天皇陛下のあゆみ｜平成から令和へ 新時代の幕開け| trans-title=History of His Majesty the Emperor| url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/special/japans-emperor6/articles/articles_crown-prince_03.html| access-date=2023-01-02| language=ja| website=Japan Broadcasting Corp}}{{cite news| title=1960年 浩宮徳仁さま誕生 東京は奉祝ムード| trans-title=1960 Naruhito Hiromiya is born; Tokyo is in a celebratory mood| url=https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp/news_society/articles/000233547.html| date=30 October 2021| access-date=2023-01-02| website=TV Morning News| language=ja}}{{cite web| date=2019-06-12| title=天皇・皇族の「お名前」：御称号から親王まで…| url=https://murao-jp.com/jloyal/royal-name/| access-date=2022-09-18| trans-title="Names" of the Emperor and the Imperial Family: From titles to Imperial Princes...| website=Murao's historical information site "Lemuria"| language=ja}}
• 7 January 1989 – 30 April 2019: His Imperial Highness The Crown Prince (皇太子殿下 Kōtaishi denka)
• 1 May 2019 – present: His Majesty The Emperor (天皇陛下 Ten'nō heika)

{{see also|List of honours of the Japanese imperial family by country}}

• 60px Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum (1 May 2019){{cite web| title=令和元年5月1日（水）午前 {{!}} 令和元年 {{!}} 官房長官記者会見| url=https://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/tyoukanpress/201905/01_a.html|trans-title=Wednesday, May 1, 2019, morning| website=Prime Minister's Office of Japan| access-date=2023-01-02| language=ja| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607073452/http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/tyoukanpress/201905/01_a.html| archive-date=2019-06-07}}
• 60px Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum (23 February 1980)
• 60px Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers (1 May 2019)
• 60px Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure (1 May 2019)
• 60px The Order of Culture (1 May 2019)
• 60px The Golden Pheasant Award of the Scout Association of Japan (1989){{cite web| date=2014-05-23| script-title=ja:ボーイスカウト日本連盟 きじ章受章者| trans-title=Recipient of the Golden Pheasant Award of the Scout Association of Japan| url=http://reinanzaka-sc.o.oo7.jp/kiroku/documents/20140523-3-kiji-list.pdf| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811030258/http://reinanzaka-sc.o.oo7.jp/kiroku/documents/20140523-3-kiji-list.pdf| archive-date=2020-08-11| website=Reinanzaka Scout Club| language=ja}}
• 60px The Golden Medal of Merit of the Japanese Red Cross (1 May 2019)
• 60px The Golden Medal of Honorary Member of the Japanese Red Cross (1 May 2019)

• {{flag|Austria}}: Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria (1999) {{cite web| url=http://www.parlament.gv.at/PAKT/VHG/XXIV/AB/AB_10542/imfname_251156.pdf| title=Reply to a parliamentary question about the Decoration of Honour| language=de| page=1299| website=Parliament of Austria}}
• {{flag|Brazil}}: Grand Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross (13 March 2025){{cite news|url=https://www.metropoles.com/colunas/igor-gadelha/na-vespera-da-viagem-lula-concede-comenda-a-imperador-do-japao|title=Na véspera de viagem, Lula concede comenda a imperador do Japão|trans-title=On the eve of his trip, Lula awards honor to the Emperor of Japan|website=Metropoles|date=22 March 2025|language=pt}}
• {{flag|Denmark}}: Knight of the Order of the Elephant (2004){{cite web| url=http://kongehuset.dk/modtagere-af-danske-dekorationer| title=Modtagere af danske dekorationer| trans-title=Recipients of Danish decorations| website=Royal House of Denmark| date=12 December 2017| access-date=2023-01-02| language=da| archive-date=12 May 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512015518/http://kongehuset.dk/modtagere-af-danske-dekorationer| url-status=dead}}{{cite web| url=https://www.borger.dk/foa/Sider/Default.aspx?fk=26&foaid=10526981&paid=| website=Life in Denmark| archive-url=https://archive.today/20121217235456/https://www.borger.dk/foa/Sider/Default.aspx?fk=26&foaid=10526981&paid=| archive-date=17 December 2012| title=Personal Details – His Imperial Highness Naruhito}}
• {{flag|Hungary}}: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2000) {{cite journal| url=https://magyarkozlony.hu/dokumentumok/71864f464d306a3d655dbff967cb35b6aa48fcd0/megtekintes| journal=Hungarian Journal, State Gazette| issue=64| date=23 June 2000| language=hu| page=3830| title=I: Personal Section}}
• {{flag|Malaysia}}: Honorary Grand Commander of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (2012){{cite web| url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp/|url-status=dead| title=Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan| trans-title=Listing of Distinguished Recipients of Stars and Medals| access-date=15 June 2016| archive-date=19 July 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190719195551/http://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp| website=Prime Minister of Malaysia}}
• {{flag|Philippines}}: Grand Collar of the Order of Sikatuna, Rank of Raja (3 December 2002){{cite web| url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/featured/filipino-recipients-of-japanese-decorations-and-japanese-recipients-of-philippine-decorations/| title=Filipino recipients of Japanese decorations and Japanese recipients of Philippine decorations| website=Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines}}
• {{flag|Portugal}}: Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ (2 December 1993){{cite web| url=http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=154| title=Cidadãos Estrangeiros Agraciados com Ordens Portuguesas| trans-title=Foreign Citizens Honored with Portuguese Orders| website=President of Portugal |language=pt |access-date=13 June 2012 }}
• {{flag|Spain}}: Knight Grand Cross of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III (8 November 2008){{cite web| url=http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2008/11/10/pdfs/A44698-44698.pdf| title=Presidencia Del Goberino| trans-title=Presidency of the Government| work=Boletín Oficial del Estado| date=10 November 2008| access-date=2023-01-02| language=es}}
• {{flag|Tonga}}:
• Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of the Crown of Tonga (1 August 2008){{cite web| url=https://matangitonga.to/2008/08/01/royal-orders-presented-palace| title=Royal orders presented at Palace| website=Matangi Tonga| date=1 August 2008| access-date=2 January 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121030307/https://matangitonga.to/2008/08/01/royal-orders-presented-palace| archive-date=21 January 2021}}
• Coronation Medal of H.M. King George Tupou V (1 August 2008){{cite news| last1=Ito| first1=Kazuya| title=Crown Princess Masako completes first duties abroad in more than 2 years| url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201507040031| access-date=2 December 2016| newspaper=The Asahi Shimbun| location=Tokyo| date=4 July 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705051734/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201507040031| archive-date=5 July 2015}}
• {{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}: Member First Class of the Order of Zayed (23 January 1995){{cite news| url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1995/01/23/Japanese-crown-prince-visits-UAE/8159790837200/| title=Japanese crown prince visits UAE| date=23 January 1995| website=United Press International| access-date=2023-01-02}}
• {{Flag|United Kingdom}}: Stranger Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (25 June 2024){{Cite tweet |author=Rebecca English |user=RE_DailyMail |number=1805606840119554526 |title= The King has appointed The Emperor of Japan to the Most Noble Order of the Garter.}}

• 1991: University of Oxford, Doctor of Law{{cite web| url=https://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e-about/activity/activity02.html| title=Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress – The Imperial Household Agency| website=The Imperial Household Agency| access-date=1 May 2019}}

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• {{cite book| last1=Hills| first1=Ben| title=Princess Masako: Prisoner of the Chrysanthemum Throne| year=2006| publisher=Penguin| isbn=978-1-5854-2568-6| url=https://archive.org/details/princessmasakopr00hill| url-access=registration}}

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• [http://www.kunaicho.go.jp/e-about/activity/activity02.html Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress] at the Imperial Household Agency website

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