addressing those assembled in the palaces room of pine acca hito paid tribute to his subjects. so. i am very thankful and happy and i have been able to fulfill my duties as emperor with trust and respect for the japanese people for the last thirty years. prime minister shinzo abi had warm words for the outgoing emperor reflecting on some of japan's recent challenges including the two thousand and eleven toonami and earthquake. and the emperors were always there for the victims of disasters and gave them hope and courage for the future. by a fire. that he was granted permission to abdicate on grounds of agent declining health but his reign has left an indelible mark on japan's tradition bound monarchy after succeeding his father hirohito in one thousand nine hundred nine acca hito worked to extend a hand of peace to those harmed by his country's imperial ambitions. it was in his father's name that japan committed many of the atrocities that shook the pacific during world war two after he toast spent much of his early reign on diplomatic trips where he expressed his deep remorse over