Japan’s emperor celebrates 20 years on the throne
Tokyo, Nov 12 (DPA) Thousands of Japanese Thursday congratulated Emperor Akihito on the 20th anniversary of his accession to the throne.
At an official ceremony in Tokyo’s National Theatre, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama passed on his government’s congratulations.
The 75-year-old monarch became emperor Jan 7, 1989, after the death of his father Hirohito.
Following a period of mourning for his father, Akihito was officially crowned as Japan’s 125th emperor Nov 12, 1990 in the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo.
Emperor Akihito is the first Japanese emperor not to be considered divine.
His father, controversial for his role in the World War II, renounced the emperor’s divinity in a declaration Jan 1, 1946.
The post-war constitution stripped the emperor of his political powers and limited his role to symbolising the unity of the nation.
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