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After a brief ceremony in Tokyo today, Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan, will become emperor and ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne.

He will succeed his father, Akihito, who earlier reported his abdication to his ancestors, including the sun goddess Amaterasu Omikami, from whom the 2,600-year imperial line is purportedly descended.