Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie arrive at the Imperial Palace to attend the enthronement ceremony in Tokyo on October 22, 2019. The "Sokuirei-Seiden-no-Gi" (an enthronement ceremony) is held to declare the Emperor's accession to the throne, and "Kyoen-no-gi" (a court banquet) will be held to celebrate the enthronement on the same day at night. Approximately 2,000 guests, including representatives from about 180 countries, such as Britain's Prince Charles, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan, South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and others, participate in the "Sokuirei-Seiden-no-Gi" (an enthronement ceremony). ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )