Referring to some crying for him to turn green for christmas. Thats really front man for. Why arent people more consigned. To the first. This is d w news coming up on the program its a new dawn in japan as the country wakes up to a new emperor we ask whether the change at the imperial palace has consequences for the nation plus. It memoriam relatives of afghans killed in conflict now have a place to honor their friends and families and preserve some of their belongings
and more than just food Singapore Says its Calling Area Tradition deserve u. N. Status we take you to a traditional hawker stall you can decide yourself if the claims holds up. Im melissa chan and welcome to news asia its good to have you with us japan has a new emperor the oxford educated not a hito now sits on the Chrysanthemum Throne the fifty nine year old was presented with Imperial Rigol year at a mourning ceremony a sword and jewel in boxes as proof of his ascendance to the throne the new emperor then delivered hi
i swear that i will act according to the constitution and fill my responsibility as the symbol of the state and of the unity of the people of japan while always turning my thoughts to the people and standing with them i sincerely pray for the happiness of the people and the further development of the nation as well as the peace of the world. so emperor now to hito has promised to promote unity and further the development of japan but does he actually have the power to do this to discuss this i am joined by michael penn who heads the shin gets to news agency in tokyo michael the royal family has no real political power this is the start of a new era so what do they have in their tool box to help define the era. well it depends space agree on how you conceive of politics if you mean do that can