The main enthronement proclamation ceremony, one of the rituals to mark the Emperor's accession to the throne, is to be held Tuesday at the Imperial Palace in the presence of about 2,000 guests, including representatives from 174 countries, the United Nations and the European Union.
The Emperor will declare his accession at the Sokuirei-Seiden-no-gi ceremony. The about 400 foreign guests will include Britain's Prince Charles, other royalty and heads of state. They will be joined by representatives of various fields in Japan, including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the heads of the administrative, legislative and judicial branches, Diet members and governors.
Sadaharu Oh, chairman of the company operating the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks; ninth-dan shogi player Yoshiharu Habu; and Susumu Nakanishi, a professor emeritus at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies who is believed to have created the new era name, Reiwa, will also be among the 1,600 guests from Japan.
The 30-minute key enthronement event will be held in the Matsu-no-Ma room, starting at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Kyoen-no-gi banquets will be held that evening at the Imperial Palace.
For this year only, Oct. 22 is designated by law as a national holiday.
The Shukuga-Onretsu-no-gi parade planned to celebrate the enthronement was postponed to Nov. 10, in consideration of the people in areas hit by Typhoon No. 19.
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