TOKYO - The Latest on Japanese Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement ceremony (all times local):8:45 p.m. ___1:20 p.m.Japan’s Emperor Naruhito has proclaimed his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne at a palace ceremony. ___YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...12:30 p.m.Japan’s government has pardoned about 550,000 people convicted of petty crimes to mark Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement ceremony. Emperor Naruhito is to proclaim his May 1 succession to the Chrysanthemum Throne in a palace ceremony later Tuesday. ___9 a.m.Japan’s Emperor Naruhito is visiting three Shinto shrines at the Imperial Palace before proclaiming himself Japan’s emperor in an enthronement ceremony.
Source: thestar October 22, 2019 04:05 UTC