Emperor Naruhito’s Enthronement : PM Represented Cameroon

Cameroon’s Prime Minister, Head of Government, Chief Dr Joseph Dion Ngute, representative of President Paul Biya was part of the world leaders who witnessed   59- year- Naruhito’s formal ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne as Japan’s new Emperor during an elaborate ceremony in the capital, Tokyo on October 22, 2019.
Emperor Naruhito took over from his father Emperor Akihito who abdicated in May 2019.  Naruhito’s reign officially started on May 1 with the abdication but he had to pass through a series of traditional rituals inside the imperial palace in Tokyo for the ascension to the throne to be formalized. Japanese dignitaries and hundreds of world leaders invited to the historic event therefore witnessed “The Sokui no Rei - or the Ceremony of Accession” in which they saw Emperor Naruhito inside the 6.5m-high Takamikura throne. World media organs reported that he read out a formal proclamation, dressed in a yellow-orange robe worn only by emperors on special occasions. "I swear that I will act according to the constitution and fulfil my responsibility as the symbol of the state and of the unity of the people," he is quoted to have read.  He is further quoted as declaring, “I sincerely hope that Japan will develop further and contribute to the friendship and peace of the international community, and to the welfare and prosperity of human beings through the people's wisdom and ceaseless efforts."
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