The current emperor on the throne is almost always referred to simply as TennÅ Heika ( å ç é ä , lit . `` His Majesty the Emperor '' ) or formally as KinjÅ Heika ( ä '' ä é ä ) . The current emperor on the throne is typically referred to by the title TennÅ Heika ( å ç é ä , literally `` His Majesty the heavenly sovereign '' ) or KinjÅ Heika ( ä '' ä é ä , literally `` his current majesty '' ) or simply TennÅ when speaking Japanese .