Im brian thomas a very warm welcome to you in a storage ceremony in Japan Emperor Akihito is stepping down from the throne this is the first time in more than two hundred years that a japanese mark has abdicated were getting live pictures right now. Rituals of began a few hours ago at the imperial palace in tokyo where the hero reported his abdication to his ancestors the application will be completed in a short and simple ceremony at the palace crowds of people have been gathering in front of the imperial palace to witness this momentous occasion it has rained and is a midnight local time his eldest son the Crown Prince Naruhito will then become the new emperor marking the start of a new era. And following this for us is the w. s keo door who grew up in japan and reports from there force you date your joe and can you give us some. Active how big an event is this for the people of japan it is a big deal basically nobody who is alive today has seen an uptick cation ever because the last
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