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Japanese thank departing emperor whose era marked shift from 1980s boom

Japanese expressed warmth and gratitude toward Emperor Akihito ahead of his abdication on Tuesday, but judged his three-decade Heisei era as a period of difficulty and transition for Japan after the economic boom and confidence of the 1980s.
Reuters: Top News https://reut.rs/2PBLrSG April 30, 2019 at 08:38AM
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