Japan welcomed the start of a new Reiwa imperial era and a new emperor on Wednes...
TOKYO - Japan welcomed the start of a new Reiwa imperial era and a new emperor on Wednesday in a festive New Year mood, with hopes for peace and prosperity.
Akihito, the first Japanese monarch to abdicate in two centuries, became an active symbol of peace, reconciliation and democracy during his three-decade Heisei era. Many expect Naruhito to follow that model, but with his own style. “The Heisei era was an era in which we did not take part in war and I’d like Reiwa to be the same - a world without war,” said Kazue Miaji, 67, outside a shop in downtown Tokyo.
Japan is marking the imperial transition with an unprecedented 10-day holiday that some analysts say will give the economy at least a short-term boost.
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