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Car used in imperial enthronement parade goes on display in Tokyo english.kyodonews.net

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KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 13:14 | All, JapanA specially built car that carried Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako in a parade to commemorate the former's enthronement earlier this month was put on public display in Tokyo on Thursday.
The Cabinet Office plans to use the vehicle for various occasions such as another parade after the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The parade was held on Nov. 10 in celebration of the emperor's enthronement on May 1.
About 120,000 flag-waving onlookers lined the 4.6-kilometer route from the Imperial Palace to the imperial couple's residence in the Akasaka Estate in central Tokyo.
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