THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 28, 2019 at 17:10 JST
Hisao Nakagawa leads a procession of individuals dressed in white kimono after harvesting rice from his paddy on Sept. 27 in Nantan, Kyoto Prefecture. (Yoshiko Sato)
Farmers in traditional white kimono finished harvesting rice that will be used in a symbolic ceremony in November to commemorate the ascension of Emperor Naruhito. [Read More]
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