Japan's Emperor Akihito, who will abdicate on Tuesday after three decades on the throne, has an imperial connection with Singapore that began nearly 50 years ago.
Back when he was the Crown Prince, he and his wife, then Crown Princess Michiko, went to the Japanese Garden in Jurong during a visit to Singapore in 1970.
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