Japan’s next emperor has expressed concern about widening income gaps, global strife, the environment and the upsurge of refugees
On May 1, for just the second time in more than 90 years, Japan will wake up to a new emperor. When Crown Prince Naruhito assumes the Chrysanthemum Throne, he will become, under Japan’s postwar constitution, a “symbol of the state.” The imperial sword, jewel and seals he receives will grant him only ceremonial powers.
But Japan’s new constitutional monarch is also likely to be a quiet force in Japanese society. Naruhito’s grandfather, the wartime Emperor Hirohito, exercised real political and military authority until Japan’s...
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