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In this Oct. 1, 1960, file photo, Crown Prince Akihito is photographed while on a boat trip around Manhattan Island sight-seeing in New York. In the background is the Statue of Liberty. The Japanese royals were in New York as part of their state visit. When he abdicates April 30, 2019, Akihito will become the first emperor in Japan’s modern history to see his era end without ever having a war. (AP Photo)

In this Oct. 1, 1960, file photo, Crown Prince Akihito is photographed while on a boat trip around Manhattan Island sight-seeing in New York. In the background is the Statue of Liberty. The Japanese royals were in New York as part of their state visit. When he abdicates April 30, 2019, Akihito will become the first emperor in Japan’s modern history to see his era end without ever having a war. (AP Photo)

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