Abdication of Japan’s Emperor, Who Put a Human Face on the Monarchy

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via IFTTT Abdication of Japan’s Emperor, Who Put a Human Face on the Monarchy Emperor Akihito, 85, the son of the wartime emperor Hirohito, will relinquish the Chrysanthemum Throne in a short ceremony on Tuesday afternoon. MOTOKO RICH https://nyti.ms/2GIXsSg http://bit.ly/2GSFRbW The New York Times World World Royal Families, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011) April 30, 2019 at 07:00AM