1. Akihito, original name Tsugu Akihito, era name Heisei, (born December 23, 1933, Tokyo, Japan), emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019

2. Conversely, Japan is only now emerging from the Heisei Depression, which is the closest any investor would like to be to a 1920s-style depression

3. Why Famous: Akihito reigned as the Emperor of Japan from 1989 until his abdication in 2019, when he was succeeded by his son, Naruhito.Per Japanese imperial tradition, he will be formally known as Emperor Heisei upon his death