Crown Prince Naruhito, who will ascend the throne on May 1, is expected to approach his role as emperor from a more international perspective than his father, informed by his expertise on global water issues, a U.S. scholar of the Japanese imperial system said.While Emperor Akihito, who will abdicate on April 30, has focused on supporting Japan's socially vulnerable, such as people with disabilities and disaster victims, his successor may shift focus to disadvantaged people globally, according to Kenneth Ruoff, a professor of modern Japanese history at Portland State University."The future …READ FULL ARTICLE
