THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 12, 2019 at 18:45 JST
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, with members of the all-male idol group Arashi, shout “Banzai” and raise their arms at the end of an event to celebrate the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo on Nov. 9. (Toshiyuki Hayashi)
The evening before Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement parade, the square in front of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo resounded with fervent chants of "banzai" that seemed to last an eternity. [Read More]
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