Japan's emperor greets public for 1st time since succession

Japan's Emperor Naruhito has greeted the public for the first time since his succession, expressing hope for Japan to keep pursuing peace. ​Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne on Wednesday, a day after his 85-year-old father, Akihito, abdicated. The 59-year-old new emperor is a historian who studied at Oxford.

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