<span> face-to-face sessions among the Great Powers of </span>Austria<span>, </span>Britain<span>, </span>France<span>, </span>Russia<span>, and sometimes Prussia, with limited or no participation by other delegates.</span>
Japan<span>: Japan's Yamato dynasty traces its origins back to 660, making it the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy in the world. The 79-year-old Emperor Akihito has reigned since 1989 and is, according to legend, the 125th emperor in his line, though there's some debate as to the exact count of emperors</span>
I think he wanted to be able to read and write