Japan welcomes new emperor Naruhito as Reiwa era begins

Emperor Naruhito promises to continue path trodden by his father, ‘sharing in the joys and sorrows of the people’

Japan’s new emperor, Naruhito, has said he is “filled with solemnity” and vowed to show the same compassion and devotion to the public as his father, in a ceremony to formally recognise his accession to the chrysanthemum throne.

“When I think about the important responsibility I have assumed, I am filled with a sense of solemnity,” he said in a ceremony at the imperial palace, joined on the dais by his wife, Empress Masako.

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