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Posted at 14:44 8 Nov 2020
Japan's Prince Fumihito declared heir to throne
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Crown Prince Fumihito has officially been declared heir to the throne during a ceremony in Tokyo.
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Posted at 12:21 8 Nov 2020
Japan's prince declared heir to throne
Prince Fumihito is declared first in line to the throne during a ceremony in the capital Tokyo.
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Posted at 7:34 15 Aug 2020
Japan marks 75 years since end of WWII
Emperor Naruhito expresses "deep remorse" over his country's wartime past at a ceremony in Tokyo.
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Posted at 2:18 10 Nov 2019
Festival celebrates Japan emperor's enthronement
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Tens of thousands of people gather in Tokyo to celebrate the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito.
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Posted at 11:06 22 Oct 2019
Japan's emperor ascends throne in ancient ritual
The elaborate ceremony, conducted largely in silence, is thought to date back more than a thousand years.
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Posted at 6:11 22 Oct 2019
Japan's new emperor enthroned in ancient ritual
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Japan's Emperor Naruhito formally proclaims his ascension to the throne in an elaborate ceremony.
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Posted at 8:18 21 Oct 2019
Empress Masako and the pressure of Japan's throne
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The new empress was once a promising diplomat and was known as "the career woman princess".
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Posted at 10:00 18 Oct 2019
Emperor's enthronement parade delayed by typhoon
Japan's Emperor Naruhito will formally ascend to the throne on Tuesday, as rescue efforts continue.
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Posted at 8:14 27 May 2019
Trump is first leader to meet Japan's new emperor
President Trump meets Emperor Naruhito, who was crowned only weeks ago when his father stepped down.
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Posted at 12:37 1 May 2019
Who is Japan's new Empress Masako?
By BBC Monitoring
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The new empress is highly-accomplished but has admitted to struggling with royal life.
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Posted at 7:28 1 May 2019
Your questions on Japan's emperors
BBC readers' questions answered as Japan's Emperor Akihito stands down and Naruhito takes the throne.
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Posted at 6:15 1 May 2019
Everything you need to know about Japan's new emperor
Japan's new emperor, Crown Prince Naruhito will take over the Chrysanthemum Throne and bring in a new era for the country.
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Posted at 5:54 1 May 2019
Japan's new Emperor Naruhito pledges unity
In his first address as emperor, Naruhito also paid tribute to his father who abdicated on Tuesday.
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Posted at 4:22 1 May 2019
Naruhito leads Japan into a new era
By BBC Monitoring
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The man who has inherited Japan's imperial throne differs in many ways from his tradition-bound predecessors.
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Posted at 3:14 1 May 2019
Inheriting Japan's Imperial Treasures
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Naruhito, 59, formally ascends the Chrysanthemum throne after his father, Akihito, abdicated.
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Posted at 16:18 30 Apr 2019
Japan's Emperor Akihito abdicates
Akihito wishes "peace and happiness" to Japan and the world in his final address as emperor.
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Posted at 10:42 30 Apr 2019
Emperor Akihito's abdication in pictures
Images from Japan where ceremonies have taken place for Emperor Akihito to give up his throne.
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Posted at 2:26 30 Apr 2019
Japanese Emperor Akihito's human touch
By Rupert Wingfield-Hayes
BBC News, Tokyo
Emperor Akihito will be remembered as the man who began the modernisation of Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne.
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Posted at 0:21 27 Apr 2019
Japan's powerful unseen Imperial Treasures
By Anna Jones
BBC News
Three artefacts rich in myth and shrouded in secrecy will be central to the new emperor's coronation.
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Posted at 23:01 25 Apr 2019
Why this woman can't be Japan's emperor
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The coming abdication of Emperor Akihito has reignited debate on Japan's male-only succession rule.
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