Meticulous Japanese planners have tried to control everything from the weather to left-wing radicals to make sure the last rites for the87-year-old monarch come off without a hitch.

• 无微不至负责筹划的日本人，已经试图掌握所有情况——从天气以至左翼极端分子——以确保87岁的天皇最后几个典礼圆满度过。