# Akihito accedes and Heisei begins (1989)

URL: https://history-japan.com/timeline/1989-akihito-accedes-and-heisei-begins
Location: Japan
Categories: ruler-change

Emperor Shōwa died on 7 January and Akihito acceded. The new era name Heisei took effect the following day. The transition coincided with the final phase of an asset-price boom whose collapse would reshape the economy in the 1990s.

Ruler at the time: [Takeshita Noboru](https://history-japan.com/rulers/takeshita-noboru)

## Sources
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heisei_era)