The past few weeks have been of immense historical importance in Japan. After Emperor Akihito’s abdication at the end of April, having ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in 1989, he is being succeeded by his elder son, Emperor Naruhito, Japan’s 126th emperor, who is steering the country in a new era. Akihito was regarded as something […]
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Approachable monarch
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