291170 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/masumi-koizumi/May 1, 2019 As Emperor Naruhito ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne on Wednesday, people on the streets of Japan expressed hope that the new emperor will continue the legacy shaped by his father and that the new era would maintain the peace seen during the Heisei Era. Hundreds ...Wed, 01 May 2019 12:37:00 +0200japantimes-e2465d2cfdd435f32305ec957ce4ffdc20190501123700https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-internacional-48103347A los 85 años, se le ha otorgado un permiso legal para abdicar después de decir que se sentía incapaz de cumplir su función debido a su estado de salud y su avanzada edad. Su hijo, el príncipe heredero Naruhito, ascenderá al trono del Crisantemo el miércoles 1 de mayo, dando comienzo a una nueva era.Wed, 01 May 2019 05:09:00 +0200bbc-es-ba0a7c80c51a2d30485924d01f9e8c5420190501050900http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2019-04-30/world-news/Emperor-announces-abdication-as-Japan-marks-end-of-era-6736207433apanese Emperor Akihito announced his abdication at a palace ceremony Tuesday in his final address, as the nation embraced the end of his reign with reminiscence and hope for a new era. "Today, I am concluding my duties as the emperor," Akihito said as he stood in front of the throne, as other....Wed, 01 May 2019 04:23:00 +0200MaltaIndipendent-8a024db71aeca19a999bdeff5d8ad0c920190501042300https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/04/30/national/people-look-back-heisei-express-hopes-new-era/With the 30-year Heisei Era nearing its end as then-Emperor Akihito prepared to abdicate at midnight Tuesday, members of the public recalled the past three decades and expressed their hopes for the new era starting the next day. Crowds visited the Imperial Palace as rain fell on Tokyo and across many parts of Japan.Wed, 01 May 2019 04:19:00 +0200japantimes-9b9a2916414cf5c17b3988c514b9758a20190501041900