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Japan’s emperor greets public for first time since succession

Emperor Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne on Wednesday, a day after his 85-year-old father, Akihito, abdicated.

May 04, 2019 08:11 am | Updated 01:00 pm IST - TOKYO:

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Japan's new Emperor Naruhito, left, waves with Empress Masako, right, to well-wishers from the balcony during his first public appearance with his imperial families at Imperial Palace on Saturday, May 4, 2019, in Tokyo. Emperor Naruhito has greeted to the public for the first time after his May 1 succession, expressing hope for Japan to keep pursuing peace.

Japan's new Emperor Naruhito, left, waves with Empress Masako, right, to well-wishers from the balcony during his first public appearance with his imperial families at Imperial Palace on Saturday, May 4, 2019, in Tokyo. Emperor Naruhito has greeted to the public for the first time after his May 1 succession, expressing hope for Japan to keep pursuing peace.

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has greeted the public for the first time since his succession, expressing hope for Japan to keep pursuing peace.

Emperor Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne on Wednesday, a day after his 85-year-old father, Akihito, abdicated.

From a balcony overlooking the palace ground, Emperor Naruhito on Saturday thanked thousands of well-wishers for congratulating him.

The 59-year-old new emperor is a historian who studied at Oxford. He is the first emperor born after the World War II and one who has studied overseas.

Emperors under Japan’s postwar constitution are given only a symbolic status without political power.

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