Japanese thank departing emperor whose era marked shift from 1980s boom

Japanese expressed warmth and gratitude toward Emperor Akihito ahead of his abdication on Tuesday, but judged his three-decade Heisei era as a period of difficulty and transition for Japan after the economic boom and confidence of the 1980s.


from Reuters: Top News https://reut.rs/2PBLrSG

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