Some of the Publications by His Majesty Emperor Akihito

The Emperor, then Crown Prince Akihito, co-authored the entry on gobiid fishes in the The Fishes of the

Japanese Archipelago, Third Edition, a set of three books---a book

in Japanese, a book in English and a book of illustrations--- published by Tokai University Press (2013).

Early Cultivators of Science in Japan, written by Emperor Akihito at the request of the journal Science,

published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, for its special issue on Science in

Japan (1992).

Evolution of Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan populations of the gobiid species, Pterogobius elapoides

and Pterogobius zonoleucus, based on molecular and morphological analysis, co-authored by Emperor

Akihito, Prince Akishino, and other researchers in GENE, an international journal (2008).

Seasonal Food Habits of the Racoon Dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides, in the Imperial Palace, Tokyo,

co-authored by the Emperor and other researchers in the Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and

Science, Series A (Zoology) 34 (2), published by the National Museum of Nature and Science (2008).