日本天皇慶祝80大壽

Japanese Emperor Akihito has celebrated his 80th birthday, waving to a huge crowd from a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

Flanked by his family Monday, Emperor Akihito told the crowd of some 25,000 people that he prayed the coming year will be a good year for all.

To mark the birthday, video of the emperor speaking at a news conference last week was released Monday.

When asked about what had made a significant impact on his life, Akihito said World War Two stood out in his mind. He said it pains him deeply to think that so many people lost their lives at a young age.

The Japanese throne is held in deep respect by much of the public, despite being stripped of much of its status following World War Two.日本天皇明仁慶祝了他的80大壽，在東京皇宮的一座陽臺向大批人羣揮手致意。

星期一，明仁天皇在家人的左右陪伴下對大約兩萬五千名民衆說，他爲所有的人祈禱來年幸福。

爲了慶祝天皇生日，一份天皇在上星期的一次記者會上講話視頻在星期一公佈於衆。

當被問到什麼事情對他人生的影響最大時，明仁天皇說，他腦子裏想到的是第二次世界大戰。他說，這麼多人這麼年輕就失去了生命，這讓他深深感到痛苦。
日皇在二戰之後被架空，不過，多數民衆對天皇保持着高度尊重。