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Japanese emperor and his family greet flag-waving crowd at the palace for New Year's
The emperor does not have political power but has symbolic significance for Japan. Historically, World War II was fought in the name of Naruhito's grandfather Hirohito. Over the decades since ...
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Japanese emperor and his family greet flag-waving crowd at the palace for New Year’s
The emperor does not have political power but has symbolic significance for Japan. Historically, World War II was fought in the name of Naruhito’s grandfather Hirohito. Over the decades since ...
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Emperor, family greet flag-waving crowd at palace for New Year
Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted throngs of New Year’s well-wishers from a balcony window at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday. Some shouted banzai — “live long” — while others waved ...