U.S. media on Tuesday reported extensively on Japanese Emperor Akihito's abdication, recalling his 30-year reign and surveying issues involving the new Emperor Naruhito and the imperial family.In a three-page special, the New York Times introduced episodes such as a female American tutor calling Akihito, then crown prince, "Jimmy" in English classes at school in the autumn of 1946, and the prince wiping away tears when he heard then-Emperor Hirohito on the radio announcing Japan's unconditional surrender in World War II.Citing Akihito's travels to China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Palau, the Phil…READ FULL ARTICLE
