Want to become citizens. In full migrants your platform for reliable information. This is deja vu news live from berlin the end of an era in Japan Emperor Akihito abdicates during a solemn ceremony at tokyos Imperial Palace its the first abdication the country has seen in more than two hundred years. Also coming up on the show socalled Islamic State releases of Propaganda Video purportedly showing its leader of your
all the gobby in it he claims the easter bombings in sri lanka where the groups revenge towards defeat in syria. And is this a russian operative thats the question authorities in norway are asking after fisherman found this beluga whale with a Camera Harness of waters off far from a Russian Naval base. Im brian thomas thanks so much for being with us japans Emperor Akihito has formally stepped down from the Chrysanthemum Throne in a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in tokyo and his final speech the popular eighty five year old thank the people of japan and said he would pray for peace and happiness in the country and Around The World Akihito is the first japanese emperor to abdicate in more than two hundred years. His fifty nine year old son nora vito
will officially become japans One Hundred Twenty Six emperor in a short ceremony that will take place tomorrow the emperor holds no political power but people in japan revere him as a symbol of the countrys rich tradition and a long history. While with us here in the studio to talk about this is due to abuse. Grew up in japan reports there from there for us again joe can you put this into some perspective for us how big an event is this for the people of tibet it is a very big event i mean as you say the arrow changes its like we have two thousand and Nineteen Thieu right now and tomorrow it will be the first year of a different era basically and i just looked at social media its just completely full of people talking about his say which is still the current era as last day in
the or war or whatever it is so individuals for the individuals its very important for them because its the last day of an iran tomorrow theres a new era and a lot of people are very hopeful that its going to be a great new age you know you mentioned social media and it just points out how much japan is a high tech modern country and with this event that we saw today also one very very steeped in tradition here it seems like a. Contradiction but its not really and i find it interesting that it is the longest continuing monarchy and at the same time it seems so out of date in the way that there is and president steps down but its also a very sign of a modern monarchy because before that it would have been unthinkable that and then prostates down he was god basically living god and now it shows out because he was allowed basically by. To abdicate that hes also just. But still a very very beloved ok were going to talk about that in a moment and were also going to talk about the new Emperor Akihito son first lets take a closer look back at the reign of. Emperor akihito creating his people for the first time after ascending to present them through. His reign would see him modernize japans tradition bound monarchy and extend a hand of peace to those harmed by his countrys imperial ambitions it was in his fathers name that japan committed many of the atrocities that shook the pacific during world war two. And akihito spent most of his early life and diplomatic trips where he expressed his deep remorse over his countrys wartime transgressions in modern times his frequent calls for peace have been seen by many as
a quiet message to forces within his own government ones who would like to see japan take on a more assertive role on the world stage. Driven by concerns over his own Failing Health he too his education will make him the first japanese emperor to leave the throne without leading his country into war. A legacy he reflected on during his last official appearance his japanese emperor as his country marked the anniversary of its wartime capitulation. Than thinking of the peaceful times that have extended for many years after the war reflecting on our past and with a deep feeling of remorse i earnestly hope that the ravages of war will never be repeated i also pray for world peace and our nations further development you must. Go there now the former emperor held a new Emperor Naruhito be different from his father or his modern in the way that
for example he is the first emperor to have studied abroad and his wife as well and hes also known to be to criticize actually the strict court traditions for example his wife had to go says a strict editions and now has problems with depression as well because there are very High Expectations on this very strict court so he may want to know is the court to make it a bit. Approachable you know at the same time of the throne the Chrysanthemum Throne is a unifying symbol for the nation isnt it and and it also has the political significance doesnt it especially during a time of rising tensions and uncertainty in the region i would imagine theyre basically doesnt have them for doesnt have diplomatic power but he can go outside and speak to other nations which for my emperor has done
a lot actually much more than the other and the other improper or previous emperor has and i think that as for my. Has already done he has talked to other nations korea china and in turn basically for the war crimes and so he was a Unifying Force and i think that his son will continue on that legacy q during the reporting from japan for us right there thanks very much for all your insights today on this going to check in now some of the other stories making news at this hour the United StatesDeputy Attorney general Rod Rosenstein has submitted his resignation hes the official who appointed the special counsel Robert Muller to investigate President Trumps Election Count and also supported the justice departments conclusion that the president had not really structed millers Investigation Resignation has been expected for some time. And President Trump is Suing Deutsche Bank to stop it from handing over financial records about
his companies to congressional committees or to bankers one of trumps main creditors for his businesses to democrat Led Committees have subpoenaed the bank as they continue their investigations into allegations of foreign interference in the twenty sixth election. The Chief Executive of Boeing Dennis Mon Berg has defended the companys Safety Record in decline to take any more than partial blame for two deadly crashes of its bestselling plane the seven three seven mass. Speaking after the Shareholders Meeting said boeing it almost finished up that it would make that plane safe. Now he has been presumed dead and that more than once but the leader of socalled Islamic State could be alive if it is verified a Propaganda Video released by astros about dottie praising the Easter Sunday bombings of churches and shivery law he says theyre part of the groups revenge
words losses in syria. If this is who Islamic State claims it is that it would be Abu Bakr Dieties first appearance in five years. In the video shot in an unknown location he acknowledges the groups recent defeat in its last syrian stronghold of by a goose he also refers to other i. A. S. Losses in libya and in iraq. But he tries to justify the defeats by saying doesnt have to end it just has to continue carrying out to jihad. Urges his followers to carry out Revenge Attacks around the world. He goes on to praise the deadly bombings in sri lanka on Easter Sunday which killed Two Hundred Fifty people saying they were ordered in revenge for what he calls the brothers in bag. One with his. Despite his threats analysts say the
purpose of this video is to show that hes still in charge and larch and has managed to evade capture. Since this moment back in twenty fourteen when he announced the establishment of a caliphate in the iraqi city of mosul. But he remains the worlds most wanted man the us has a twenty five Million Dollars bounty on his head and they say they will continue to hunt him down until hes found what. Its to mozambique now which is struggling with severe flooding in the wake of. More rainfall forecast the countrys north with a powerful storm made Landfall Sunday so far thirty eight people have lost a number is expected to rise. The catastrophic Weather Conditions have been hindering aid efforts with flights grounded this is the second cycle on to hit the country and in as many months six weeks ago another cycle and devastated the region
farther south. They cant get rid of the water quickly enough to rain here in pember in northernmost on beak keeps on coming. Rote snarr resemble rivers or actual rivers have burst their banks leaving huge areas underwater. Aid agencies say psych loan kenneths will bring twice as much rain is e. T. I. Entire crop fields have been wiped out and people a shortage of food. You know the business of making this business because these people need this bread but i think they have some something that people feel. The sheer amount of water on the ground is making it difficult to
access the affected areas rescuers from brazil are on the scene theyve come with boats because at the moment its too dangerous for helicopters to fly but helicopters are whats really needed with many stranded without supplies. And want to help. Police people young people men to help me get until help arrives all they can do is wait counting the cost of the latest tropical disaster to land on mozambique shores. And for more all these floods did abuse adrian crees spoke with the Prime Minister of mozambique carlos augustine your daughters audio he asked them what needed to be done to help the affected regions we lost about Two Hundred Eighty people in the all over the cup to go do it but to me still. Still you have to have to move into to make sure that you. Know normal people have been are i mean the last for most of the day life. We need to move on move forward just
give the instinct that look its a look here boots because some some place look you believe not possible to go to greece that they ruled by even better roads because of roads is this because youre cut off in the when you travel the food the indian you know nobody in the you know the stuff to be the left in the boom boom boom through to the sun so the public is infrastructures in the other than for such things as well the good news the damage we have no and process to really be good. For the people we need to every step of the people that we need there were they say the construction of the house were going to the pier the roofs in terms of do so if things are moving in to that. That was a Prime Minister of mozambique in your daughters audio talking to you there more
of that story at our website dot com its now the Mystery Whale spotted off the coast of Northern Norway fishermen were puzzled when they found the beluga whale because it was equipped with a Camera Harness a turned out that are in this artists carried a not so mysterious clue about where that beluga may have come from. If. This baluga whale is allegedly a spy. Harassing Fishing Boats off the northern coast of norway the way o. Seemingly used to Human Contact had been fitted with a Go Pro Harness so. There were clips like these that were on the whale we tried to reach those clips and open them my colleague and i tried to do this for quite some time but we couldnt do it once we touched the clips the whale reacted and took off. Once freed from the hand as the fisherman found the web peaches bug written on the inside. Experts are suggesting that this whale may have been trained by the
russian navy and was either released or escaped captivity the whale was found not far from a Russian Naval base and russian marine Scientists Say its unlikely to be part of a scientific experiment but for the time being its a regions remain a mystery. This is dead of it is our brian todd thats for the entire news team thanks so much. To curious and. Yourself were. Going. To channel. Dont miss out