crown prince akihito has married a commoner, michiko shoda so breaking japanese tradition of more thanon:. the marriage ceremony, lasting only 15 minutes, took place in a wooden shrine within the walls of the imperial palace. there was no hint of any western influence in the wedding ritual. in sumptious robes, such as the members of the imperial family have worn for centuries, the crown prince and his bride were made man and wife. burdended by no fewer than 12 kimonos, it took princess michiko three hours to dress. the total weight was 33le. cheers accompanied them all the way as they began their drive through tokyo. shiego suzuki remembering a turning point injapanese society. that's it for this specialjapan edition of witness history. we will be back very soon with some more first—hand accounts of extraordinary stories from the past. but for now from me and the rest of the witness history team, goodbye. hello. some of you will stay dry this afternoon and evening with sunny spells. keep your eye on the skies for dark, looming clouds on the horizon, we could see scenes like this, flash

crown prince akihito has married a commoner, michiko shoda so breaking japanese tradition of more thanage ceremony, lasting only 15 minutes, took place in a wooden shrine within the walls of the imperial palace. there was no hint of any western influence in the wedding ritual. in sumptious robes, such as the members of the imperial family have worn for centuries, the crown prince and his bride were made man and wife. burdended by no fewer than 12 kimonos, it took princess michiko three hours to dress. the total weight was 33lbs. cheers accompanied them all the way as they began their drive through tokyo. shiego suzuki remembering a turning point injapanese society. that's it for this special japan edition of witness history. we will be back very soon with some more first—hand accounts of extraordinary stories from the past. but for now from me and the rest of the witness history team, goodbye. hello, sunday evenings showers brought some flash flooding flooding to edinburgh. for example, we had widespread thunderstorms for a time and that is because we have got low pressure sat on top o