Funeral of Emperor Hirohito

Title

Funeral of Emperor Hirohito

Genre

News report

TX Date

24 Feb 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:00:33

Description

Gareth Furby reports from Tokyo on the funeral of Japan’s Emperor Hirohito and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh’s participation in the funeral, including his refusal to bow to the coffin. Chanting heard in background.

Contributors

Gareth Furby

Keywords

Prince Philip; Funerals; Royal family; Royalty; Japan; Royal funerals; Emperor Hirohito; Emperor Akihito

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