Emperor Akihito, soon to abdicate, urges Japan to build 'sincere' ties with world

Japan's Emperor Akihito, who will abdicate at the end of April in the first such event in two centuries, marked the 30th anniversary of his enthronement on Sunday with a call for the country to open up and forge sincere ties with the world.

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