An ancient role in modern times. As japans Emperor Naruhito is enthroned this week, we look at the role of the empress masako. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, 1 in the morning in london and 8am in hong kong, where the working week is getting under way. It follows another weekend of mass protests. Organisers say as many as 350,000 people took part in the demonstrations, which were held without official permission. Police fired teargas and water cannon, to try to clear the streets. Nick beake reports from the protests in hong kong. They were told they werent allowed to march today. They were threatened with prison if they wore a mask. And they were warned by chinas leader there would be broken bones for those who try to break up his country. But this is a Pro Democracy Movement that believes the world is on its side and its not backing down. We are here to fight for freedom and we are not scared about the Chinese Communist party. We want our freedom and human rights. But once again,
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As japans Emperor Naruhito is enthroned this week, we look at the role of the empress masako. Good morning. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7am in hong kong, where the working week is just getting under way. It follows another weekend of mass protests. Organisers say as many as 350,000 people took part in the demonstrations, which were held without official permission. Police fired teargas and water canon, to try to clear the streets. Nick beake reports from the protests in hong kong. They were told they werent allowed to march today. They were threatened with prison if they wore a mask. And they were warned by chinas leader there would be broken bones for those who try to break up his country. But this is a Pro Democracy Movement that believes the world is on its side and its not backing down. We are here to fight for freedom and we are not scared about the Chinese Communist party. We want our freedom and human rights. But once again, peaceful protest gave way to petrol b
Historic preservation architects at trainer angel. And they are here today, and, they have been with us through thick and thin. And we really appreciate their their patience and their support and their confidence of us being able to move on. So as you know, no project gets off the ground without the support of many. And we have many, many people to thank here today. But before we get to that, we want to make sure that we continue to stay in the good thoughts of the many ancestors who made this building possible for us to preserve and use and enjoy for many generations, to help us with our appreciation. We are grateful to the members of the Japanese American Religious Federation or by its acronym jaaf, who are here today to share a blessing, prayer and chant to thank those before us, those here today, and those who will come tomorrow. So id like to introduce all of them and they will all come up individually. Starting with reverend rodney yano of konko church of San Francisco, reverend
Here today, and, they have been with us through thick and thin. And we really appreciate their their patience and their support and their confidence of us being able to move on. So as you know, no project gets off the ground without the support of many. And we have many, many people to thank here today. But before we get to that, we want to make sure that we continue to stay in the good thoughts of the many ancestors who made this building possible for us to preserve and use and enjoy for many generations, to help us with our appreciation. We are grateful to the members of the Japanese American Religious Federation or by its acronym jaaf, who are here today to share a blessing, prayer and chant to thank those before us, those here today, and those who will come tomorrow. So id like to introduce all of them and they will all come up individually. Starting with reverend rodney yano of konko church of San Francisco, reverend elaine donlon of Buddhist Church of San Francisco, and reverend