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

April 30, 2019 1:57 PM

TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japanese expressed warmth and gratitude toward Emperor Akihito ahead of his abdication on Tuesday (April 30), 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.

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