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Akihito, now emperor emeritus, waves to Tokyo crowds during the procession celebrating his ascension to the imperial throne on November 12, 1990. (© Jiji.)
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The Daijōkyū built for the previous imperial succession rites in the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace. Photograph taken in November 1990. (© Jiji.)
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Emperor Akihito accompanied by retainers holding over his head a kasa umbrella-like canopy decorated with a phoenix motif, in the Daijōkyū, Imperial Palace East Gardens, on November 23, 1990. (© Jiji.)
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