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上皇さまの葬儀、規模縮小へ 皇居・宮殿で検討、意向受け―宮内庁
新年一般参賀に臨まれる上皇さま、１月２日、皇居宮内庁が上皇さまの意向を受け、一般の告別式に当たる「葬場殿の儀」を皇居・宮殿で行い、規模を昭和天皇の時より大幅に縮小する方向で検討を進めていることが２日、同庁関係者への取材で分かった。 Japan's Imperial Household Agency is considering holding a funeral rite for Emperor Emeritus Akihito on a considerably smaller scale than that of his father, Emperor Hirohito, posthumously called Emperor Showa, based on a request from the Emperor Emeritus himself, sources in the agency said Wednesday.
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