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Fate of Japan's imperial dynasty rests on shoulders of 13-year-old

Prince Hisahito, accompanied by his parents Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko [Photo: Koji Sasahara/Pool via Reuters/File Photo]

When Japan’s youngest prince, Hisahito, visited Bhutan in August on his first overseas trip just months after his uncle Naruhito became emperor, his trip was regarded as the debut of a future monarch on the world stage.

Greeting his hosts in traditional “hakama” kimono and trying his hand at archery, the visit was rare public exposure for the boy on whose shoulders the future of the monarchy rests.

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