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#1 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 04/09/2015 #1

Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko get out of their car, as they board a special flight for a visit to Palau, at Haneda international airport in Tokyo on Wednesday. Emperor Akihito heads on Wednesday for the island nation of Palau where he will visit a World War TWo battlefield, the latest journey in his efforts to soothe the wounds of a conflict that haunts Asia seventy years after its end.
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#2 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 05/20/2017 #2

Japan’s cabinet approves draft bill that, if passed into law by parliament, will allow Emperor Akihito to abdicate.
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#3 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 05/03/2019 #2

Japan’s Emperor Akihito during his abdication ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on April 30th. Emperor Akihito abdicated Japan’s throne Tuesday, becoming the country’s first to do so in more than two centuries. Akihito, 85, visited a shrine to report his retirement to Shinto gods in a morning ritual.
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#4 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 11/12/2021 #8

In 1990, Japanese Emperor Akihito formally assumed the Chrysanthemum Throne. #Akihito
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#5 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 01/07/2022 #13

In 1989, Emperor Hirohito of Japan died in Tokyo at age 87; he was succeeded by his son, Crown Prince Akihito. #Hirohito #Akihito #Japan
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#6 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 04/30/2022 #17

In 2019, Japanese Emperor Akihito announced his abdication; his 30 year reign ended at midnight, when his son, Crown Prince Naruhito, became the new emperor. #Akihito
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