Japanese Emperor Naruhito marks first anniversary

Japanese Emperor

Japanese Emperor Naruhito

Japanese Emperor Naruhito
Japanese Emperor Naruhito

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito marked the first anniversary of his enthronement on Friday with a prayer at palace shrines amid coronavirus pandemic.

The 60-year-old emperor, wearing a face mask, bowed to people along the street when a car carrying him entered the Imperial Palace.

It has been a year that Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum throne after his father.

Japan has 14,281 confirmed cases, with 432 deaths, according to the Health Ministry on Friday.

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