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Chef Patrick Shimadas giant burger to celebrate the new emperor weighs three kilograms (six pounds) and costs USD 900. (Photo: AFP)

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The emperor's new burger

Tokyo chef whips up USD 900 monster for the new monarch of Japan.

1 April 2019 2:14 PM IST

Pledging to work as a symbol of the people, Naruhito, 59, was formally invested as emperor the day after. (Photo:AP)

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As Japan enters the Reiwa' era, India must focus on boosting strategic...

Japan's deeply venerated emperors do not exercise even the informal political influence that Britain's Queen Elizabeth...

7 May 2019 1:39 AM IST

$Shrine maidens wearing white robes and bright orange, \hakama\ or wide-legged trousers dished up the rice wine that is synonymous with Japan from a wooden barrel using a long ladle. (Photo: AFP)$ Life

With sake and Shino rites, Japanese rang in a new imperial era

The change of era is a huge event in Japan, on a par with the accession of a new emperor.

1 May 2019 10:53 AM IST