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Japan’s Emperor Akihito waves to well-wishers who gathered at the Imperial Palace to mark his 82nd birthday in Tokyo, Japan, December 23, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File photo
![Constitutional Blow Strikes the World’s Last Surviving Empire](https://eng-archive.aawsat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/s3.reutersmedia.net_.jpg)
Japan’s Emperor Akihito waves to well-wishers who gathered at the Imperial Palace to mark his 82nd birthday in Tokyo, Japan, December 23, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File photo