The enthronement of Emperor Naruhito — pomp, splendor and a ¥16 billion bill
Episode 27, Oct 23, 2019, 10:00 AM
Emperor Naruhito became Japan's 126th emperor at an enthronement ceremony on Oct. 22, 2019. Japan Times politics reporter Sakura Murakami joins Oscar Boyd to dicuss.
Read/see more:
Read/see more:
- Deep Dive podcast on the abdication of Emperor-Emeritus Akihito
- Sakura Murakami's article on Emperor Naruhito's enthronement
- Sakura Murakami's background explainer on the enthronement ceremony
- Masumi Koizumi's article on Emperor Akihito's enthronement ceremony in 1990
- Official video of the enthronement ceremony
- Sakura Murakami on Twitter
- Oscar Boyd on Twitter
- Deep Dive on Twitter
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