Alright, let's try again:
Why Hirohito and Akihito, but Meiji and Taisho? The latter two ought to be Mutsuhito and Yoshihito (or the former Showa and Heisei, but that would just be bad). Obviously, there should be references between the two ways of referring to emperors, but why such a discrepancy? At the very least, both names should be listed for all four on this page. john 10:02 17 May 2003 (UTC)
- To be honest, I am not sure there is such an inconsistency but the truth is Hirohito and Akihito are hardly referred as showa and heisei while the meiji emperor is usually referred as the era name of his time. Your question is perfectly good and absolutely covered by the article either empeor of Japan or this one. -- Taku 20:15 18 May 2003 (UTC)