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TOKYO, JAPAN - APRIL 30: (IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD AGENCY HANDOUT/EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES/NO COMMERCIAL USE/NO MODIFICATION INCLUDING TRIMMING/MANDATORY CREDIT) In this handout image provided by Imperial Household Agency, Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attend the abdication ceremony at the Imperial Palace on April 30, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Handout/Imperial Household Agency of Japan via Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - APRIL 30: (IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD AGENCY HANDOUT/EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES/NO COMMERCIAL USE/NO MODIFICATION INCLUDING TRIMMING/MANDATORY CREDIT) In this handout image provided by Imperial Household Agency, Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attend the abdication ceremony at the Imperial Palace on April 30, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Handout/Imperial Household Agency of Japan via Getty Images)