TOKYO (Bernama): The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah is among the heads of states and dignitaries from around the world expected to attend the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Naruhito, at the Imperial Palace here on Tuesday (Oct 22). "This can be seen through the many exchanges of visits between the two countries in recent years," he said when met at the Malaysian Embassy here on Sunday (Oct 20). On the same day (Tuesday), Tunku Azizah is expected to attend a programme organised by the Girl Guides of Japan at a hotel here. Kennedy said that Naruhito had visited Malaysia in 2017, while he was the Crown Prince of Japan. Naruhito, 59, succeeded the throne from his father, Emperor Akihito, on May 1, after the latter abdicated due to health reasons, becoming the first emperor to do so.

Source: The Star October 20, 2019 09:45 UTC