Empress Masako leaves after attending the "Sokuirei-Seiden-no-Gi" enthronement proclamation ceremony, in Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2019. Approximately 2,000 guests, including representatives from about 180 countries, 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, attended the "Sokuirei-Seiden-no-Gi". The Kyoen-no-gi, Court banquets to celebrate the enthronement will be held on the same night. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )