Japan's Emperor Akihito abdicates on Tuesday, after three decades as monarch. He will be remembered for connecting with his public in a way that no other Japanese ruler has done -- so much so, hundreds volunteer to clean the Imperial Palace gardens: https://t.co/NEBm6VJ2gf https://t.co/RvKIaaju28

Japan's Emperor Akihito abdicates on Tuesday, after three decades as monarch. He will be remembered for connecting with his public in a way that no other Japanese ruler has done -- so much so, hundreds volunteer to clean the Imperial Palace gardens: https://t.co/NEBm6VJ2gf https://t.co/RvKIaaju28 (via Twitter http://twitter.com/CNN/status/1123108973937192960)