27: The enthronement of Emperor Naruhito — pomp, splendor and a ¥16 billion bill

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.

Read/see more:

• 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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