When Crown Prince Naruhito on Wednesday becomes, by official Japanese count, the 126th person to occupy the Chrysanthemum Throne since 660 B.C., he will be ceremonially armed with the glittering, ancient imperial regalia of sword and jewel. Beyond the material trappings that accompany what the Japanese claim to be the world's oldest continuous hereditary monarchy, however, the new emperor will also receive a much more important, though less dazzling, inheritance: The deep and abiding respect his father --- Akihito, who was abdicating as emperor on Tuesday --- has accumulated over his three-decade reign. Replicating this bequest on his own will be Naruhito's greatest challenge. ...
Keep on reading: New Japanese emperor looks to match father
from INQUIRER.net http://bit.ly/2vw7K2M
add
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Motorcyclist dead in Lucena collision
LUCENA CITY ---- A motorcyclist running against a one-way street died after he collided with another motorcycle in Lucena City early Friday....
-
CANDELARIA, Zambales - A man drowned after taking a dip in a river here on Sunday (Aug 18), police said. The victim was identified as Jesu...
-
More dollars entered the Philippine economy than left it in July thanks to inflows from the central bank's foreign currency operations a...
-
LEGAZPI CITY - All police stations in Bicol region will be placed under "high alert" startingTuesdayfor the observance of All Sain...
No comments:
Post a Comment