Emperor Akihito Abdicates, and a New Era Arrives in Japan The new emperor, Naruhito, replaces an enormously popular monarch who traveled the country to console the Japanese after disasters and toured Asia to atone for Japan’s wartime sins. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:China Spreads Propaganda to U.S. on Facebook, a Platform it Bans at HomeTech We’re Using: Smartphones in Egypt Bring Biting Humor but Also ScrutinyToo Big to Sail? A Plan for Venice’s Cruise-Ship ArmadaIran’s President Defends Yemeni Rebel Attack on Saudi CapitalSydney Journal: How a Sydney ‘War Zone’ Became a Center of Vietnamese ResolveNew Saudi Blockade of Yemen Could Cost Lives, Aid Groups Warn