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27: The enthronement of Emperor Naruhito — pomp, splendor and a ¥16 billion bill

Deep Dive from The Japan Times

English - October 23, 2019 10:00 - 23 minutes - ★★★★★ - 116 ratings
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Emperor Naruhito became Japan's 126th emperor at an enthronement ceremony on Oct. 22, 2019. Japan Times politics reporter Sakura Murakami joins Oscar Boyd to dicuss.



Read/see more:

Deep Dive podcast on the abdication of Emperor-Emeritus Akihito

Sakura Murakami's article on Emperor Naruhito's enthronement

Sakura Murakami's background explainer on the enthronement ceremony

Masumi Koizumi's article on Emperor Akihito's enthronement ceremony in 1990

Official video of the enthronement ceremony

Sakura Murakami on Twitter
Oscar Boyd on Twitter
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