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Tokyo Paralympic Games Declared Open By Japan's Emperor Naruhito
Tokyo Paralympic Games declared open by Japan's Emperor Naruhito.
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Tokyo Games: Tennis Star Naomi Osaka Lights Olympic Cauldron To End Opening Ceremony
Tokyo Games: Naomi Osaka, whose identity had been kept secret ahead of the ceremony, was handed the torch by a group of children from the region around Fukushima which was devastated by a tsunami and a nuclear disaster in 2011.
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Low-Key Opening Ceremony Ushers In Pandemic-Delayed Tokyo Olympics
The opening ceremony wove together references to both Japan's traditional crafts and its globally adored video games, with athletes entering to theme music from famed titles.
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Japan Emperor Says Holding Tokyo Olympics In Pandemic "Far From Easy": Reports
Japan's Emperor Naruhito acknowledged the challenges of staging the Tokyo Olympics during a pandemic, telling IOC chief Thomas Bach it was "a far from easy task", local media said.
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Tokyo Games: Japan's Emperor To Attend Olympics Opening Ceremony
Tokyo Games: Local media reports said Emperor Naruhito will declare the Olympics open, but the official said it was not immediately known if he will speak at the opening ceremony.
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Japanese Emperor Begins Last Accession Rite: Spending The Night With A Goddess
Japanese Emperor Naruhito, dressed in pure white robes, was ushered into a dark wooden hall by torchlight on Thursday night to start his last major accession rite after becoming emperor this spring: spending the night with a goddess.
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Japan Emperor Formally Proclaims Enthronement In Grand Ceremony
Japan's Emperor Naruhito on Tuesday formally proclaimed his enthronement in front of royals and leaders from around the world, completing his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
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"Banzai!": The Grand Ceremony Proclaiming Japan's New Emperor
The ceremony proclaiming the enthronement of Japan's Emperor Naruhito on Tuesday will be a tightly choreographed and solemn affair, steeped in ritual, that cements his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
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Royal Indian Jewellery Auctioned For A Whopping $109 Million
An auction of royal Indian jewellery at Christie's here has totalled almost $109 million, with a jade-hilted dagger of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, a ceremonial sword of the Nizams of Hyderabad and a bejewelled medieval huqqa setting world records.
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Japan's Emperor Akihito Visits Philippine World War II Cemetery
Japanese Emperor Akihito bowed his head in sorrow during a sombre ceremony at the Philippines' biggest war cemetery today, but also enjoyed banter about cars, fashion and food on the first full day of a historic visit.
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Imperial pomp starts Barack Obama's Japan visit
Barack Obama inspected the guard at a pomp-filled ceremony with Emperor Akihito on Thursday, kicking off the formal proceedings of the first state visit to Japan by a US president in nearly two decades, at a time of nervousness in Asia.
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Tokyo Paralympic Games Declared Open By Japan's Emperor Naruhito
Tokyo Paralympic Games declared open by Japan's Emperor Naruhito.
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Tokyo Games: Tennis Star Naomi Osaka Lights Olympic Cauldron To End Opening Ceremony
Tokyo Games: Naomi Osaka, whose identity had been kept secret ahead of the ceremony, was handed the torch by a group of children from the region around Fukushima which was devastated by a tsunami and a nuclear disaster in 2011.
-
Low-Key Opening Ceremony Ushers In Pandemic-Delayed Tokyo Olympics
The opening ceremony wove together references to both Japan's traditional crafts and its globally adored video games, with athletes entering to theme music from famed titles.
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Japan Emperor Says Holding Tokyo Olympics In Pandemic "Far From Easy": Reports
Japan's Emperor Naruhito acknowledged the challenges of staging the Tokyo Olympics during a pandemic, telling IOC chief Thomas Bach it was "a far from easy task", local media said.
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Tokyo Games: Japan's Emperor To Attend Olympics Opening Ceremony
Tokyo Games: Local media reports said Emperor Naruhito will declare the Olympics open, but the official said it was not immediately known if he will speak at the opening ceremony.
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Japanese Emperor Begins Last Accession Rite: Spending The Night With A Goddess
Japanese Emperor Naruhito, dressed in pure white robes, was ushered into a dark wooden hall by torchlight on Thursday night to start his last major accession rite after becoming emperor this spring: spending the night with a goddess.
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Japan Emperor Formally Proclaims Enthronement In Grand Ceremony
Japan's Emperor Naruhito on Tuesday formally proclaimed his enthronement in front of royals and leaders from around the world, completing his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
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"Banzai!": The Grand Ceremony Proclaiming Japan's New Emperor
The ceremony proclaiming the enthronement of Japan's Emperor Naruhito on Tuesday will be a tightly choreographed and solemn affair, steeped in ritual, that cements his ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne.
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Royal Indian Jewellery Auctioned For A Whopping $109 Million
An auction of royal Indian jewellery at Christie's here has totalled almost $109 million, with a jade-hilted dagger of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, a ceremonial sword of the Nizams of Hyderabad and a bejewelled medieval huqqa setting world records.
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Japan's Emperor Akihito Visits Philippine World War II Cemetery
Japanese Emperor Akihito bowed his head in sorrow during a sombre ceremony at the Philippines' biggest war cemetery today, but also enjoyed banter about cars, fashion and food on the first full day of a historic visit.
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Imperial pomp starts Barack Obama's Japan visit
Barack Obama inspected the guard at a pomp-filled ceremony with Emperor Akihito on Thursday, kicking off the formal proceedings of the first state visit to Japan by a US president in nearly two decades, at a time of nervousness in Asia.
