THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
November 12, 2019 at 18:45 JST
People join the long, repeated “banzai” chorus at an event to celebrate the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito in front of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 9. (Hiroyuki Yamamoto)
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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