Post by: susan on April 30, 2019, 09:24:54 AM
Japanese Emperor Akihito gives a rare public speech while abdicating the Chrysanthemum Throne - the oldest continuous hereditary monarch in the world. He is the first Japanese monarch in modern history to do so.
Source: Watch: Japanese Emperor Akihito abdicates throne (http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/gf1rpxliOQY/japan-emperor-akihito-abdication-speech-sot-vpx.cnn)