This article is about honorific title of the emperor of Japan. For current reigning emperor of the Reiwa era, see Naruhito.
Reigning Emperor (Japanese: 今上天皇, Hepburn: Kinjō Tennō) or Majesty (陛下, Heika), according to protocol, is the honorific title used in Japan to refer to the current Emperor of Japan instead of using their personal name (e.g. Hirohito), as is done in the West.[1][2] The only context where the personal name is used is when referring to their time before taking the throne (e.g. Prince Hirohito 裕仁親王Hirohito shinnō).
^Erskine, William Hugh (1933). Japanese Festival and Calendar Lore(snippet). Kyo Bun-kwan. p. 67. "In Japan, the personal name of the Emperor is never used by the people. He is always spoken of as the Heika or the Kinjo no Heika while living, and after his death is spoken of as the "Meiji Tenno" or " Taisho Tenno".
^Izawa, Motohiko (井沢元彦) (2011). 井沢元彦の学校では教えてくれない日本史の授業 (Izawa Motohiko no gakko dewa oshiete kurenai Nihonshi no jugyo)(preview). PHP Kenkyujo. p. 180. ISBN 9784569795232.
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