Hitoshi Sato, a university official, with a sign reading "Heisei, Thank you" poses for a photo taken by his wife Yang Shufeng, from Taiwan, in front of Imperial Palace in Tokyo Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Japan's Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate later in the day as Japan embraces the end of his reign with an emotion mixed with reminiscence and hopes for a new era. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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