TOKYO -- Crown Prince Naruhito ascended to Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne at midnight on Wednesday, May 1, marking the beginning of the new Reiwa era.
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Japanese Emperor Naruhito delivers his first remarks with Empress Masako at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 1. (Pool photo)
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