上皇さま、歴代最高齢に　昭和天皇に並ぶ

　上皇さまは２日、生まれてからの日数が昭和天皇に並び、生年月日の記録が残る８世紀以降の歴代天皇で最高齢となられた。
　上皇さまは１９３３（昭和８）年１２月２３日生まれで現在８７歳８カ月。２日で３万２０３１日を迎え、最高齢だった父の昭和天皇と並んだ。
　側近によると、現在はお住まいの仙洞仮御所で上皇后さまと静かに過ごし、新型コロナウイルスの感染状況を心配しているという。日課の散歩のほか、ライフワークのハゼの研究を続けており、５月には退位後初の論文が学会誌に掲載された。
　８５歳で退位した上皇さまは歴代上皇でも最高齢。昭和天皇以前は、江戸初期の後水尾天皇（１５９６―１６８０）が最高齢だった。（2021/09/02-08:22）

Japanese Emperor Emeritus Akihito on Thursday became the oldest person who has served as the country's emperor on records dating back to the eighth century.
   Born on Dec. 23, 1933, the former Emperor is 87 years and eight months old now. Thursday marked the 32,031st day since his birth. His father, Emperor Hirohito, who was posthumously known as Emperor Showa, lived the same number of days.
   Emperor Emeritus Akihito currently lives a quiet life with Empress Emerita Michiko at the provisional Sento Palace in Tokyo and is expressing concern about the situation of novel coronavirus infections, according to his aides.
   He takes a walk as a daily routine and has been continuing his research on goby fish, the aides said. In May, his first paper on goby fish since his abdication in 2019 was published in an academic journal.
   The Emperor Emeritus, who passed the throne to his eldest son, now Emperor Naruhito, at the age of 85, is also the oldest retired emperor in Japan's history. The previous record holder was Emperor Gomizunoo (1596-1680).