TOKYO: Divers scoured moats around the Imperial Palace and police dogs sniffed in bushes as authorities ramped up security for the start of Japan’s new “Reiwa” imperial era.
The new era begins tomorrow when Crown Prince Naruhito ascends the Chrysanthemum Throne a day after the abdication of his father, Emperor Akihito (pic), brings to an end the 31-year Heisei era.
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