Tag: Akihito

• Wednesday, December 26th 2018 - 09:06 UTC

  Abdicating Emperor Akihito underlines his reign has seen “Japan free of war”

  

  Japan’s Emperor Akihito, marking his 85th birthday — his last before his upcoming abdication — said he feels relieved that his reign is coming to an end without having seen his country at war and that it is important to keep telling younger people about his nation’s wartime history.