Emperor Akihito will soon abdicate the Chrysanthemum Throne, becoming the first Japanese monarch in modern history to do so. @WillRipleyCNN has the latest https://t.co/M2fFbDwUzn https://t.co/VjA7UJaowR

Emperor Akihito will soon abdicate the Chrysanthemum Throne, becoming the first Japanese monarch in modern history to do so. @WillRipleyCNN has the latest https://t.co/M2fFbDwUzn https://t.co/VjA7UJaowR (via Twitter http://twitter.com/CNN/status/1123090366922514432)