TOKYO, JAPAN - APRIL 30: A man holds a news paper as he poses for a photograph outside the Imperial Palace on April 30, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. Japan's 85-year-old Emperor Akihito became the first Japanese emperor to abdicate in more than 200 years on Tuesday, ending his three-decade reign and making way for his son, Crown Prince Naruhito, to take the imperial throne. Naruhito, the elder of Akihito's two sons, will become emperor on Wednesday as the newly-named Reiwa era begins when the changeover takes place. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)
