27: The enthronement of Emperor Naruhito — pomp, splendor and a ¥16 billion bill

Emperor Naruhito became Japan's 126th emperor at an enthronement ceremony on Oct. 22, 2019. Japan Times politics reporter Sakura Murakami joins Oscar Boyd to dicuss. Read/see more: Deep Dive podcast on the abdication of Emperor-Emeritus Akihito Sakura Murakami's article on Emperor Naruhito's enthronement Sakura Murakami's background explainer on the enthronement ceremony Masumi Koizumi's article on Emperor Akihito's enthronement ceremony in 1990 Official video of the enthronement ceremony Sakura Murakami on Twitter Oscar Boyd on Twitter Deep Dive on Twitter Help out the show! Rate, review and subscribe to Deep Dive on whichever platform you use. Fill out Deep Dive's listener survey at jtimes.jp/dd. Podtsukaresama