Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

Japan's new era under Emperor Naruhito

Visitors take photos of chief priest Ietaka Kuki after he wrote the kanji characters for Japan's new imperial era Reiwa in calligraphy at Kumano Hongu Taisha, a Shinto shrine in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, on May 1, 2019, the first day of the era. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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