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The 6 pages that link to Akihito, each with the reason it gives.

• NengōRelated: His abdication created Japan’s first modern era transition without a death.

• AbdicationRelated: His departure required a special law because Japan’s succession law did not ordinarily permit abdication.

• Heisei eraRelated: His reign supplied the historical span named Heisei.

• NaruhitoRelated: His abdication made Naruhito’s accession possible.

• Reiwa eraRelated: His abdication made the transition to Reiwa the first imperial succession by abdication in modern Japan.