Emperor Naruhito became Japan's 126th emperor at an enthronement ceremony on Oct. 22, 2019. Japan Times politics reporter Sakura Murakami joins Oscar Boyd to dicuss.

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Deep Dive podcast on the abdication of Emperor-Emeritus Akihito
Sakura Murakami's article on Emperor Naruhito's enthronement
Sakura Murakami's background explainer on the enthronement ceremony
Masumi Koizumi's article on Emperor Akihito's enthronement ceremony in 1990
Official video of the enthronement ceremony
Sakura Murakami on Twitter
Oscar Boyd on Twitter
Deep Dive on Twitter

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