Japan plans smaller funeral for Emperor Emeritus Akihito
<p>The Imperial Household Agency is weighing a scaled-down rite inside the palace, with attendance cut to about 2,500, in line with a wish Akihito made public in 2013. Japan’s Imperial Household Agency is planning a smaller funeral for Emperor Emeritus Akihito than the one held for his father. The change follows the emperor emeritus’s own …</p> <p>The story <a href="https://thethaiger.com/news/world/emperor-emeritus-akihito-smaller-funeral-plan">Japan plans smaller funeral for Emperor Emeritus Akihito</a> as seen on <a href="https://thethaiger.com/">Thaiger News</a>.</p>