TOKYO: Thousands of flag-waving people cheered Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito on Sunday during a rare open-top car imperial parade that was rescheduled after a deadly typhoon. Some in the crowd camped overnight for a prime stop by the palace for the 30-minute parade featuring the emperor and his wife Empress Masako. “This will be my last chance to see an imperial parade,” she told Agence France-Presse as she waited near the Imperial Palace. “And Empress Masako is someone who can be a role model for modern women with full-time jobs,” she said. Plaudits for Empress MasakoHours before the scheduled start of the parade, long queues formed at dozens of security checkpoints.

Source: Manila Times November 10, 2019 17:46 UTC