Japan sets date of emperor’s abdication
Japan’s much admired Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate on April 30, 2019, at age 85 in the first such ...
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Akihito’s abdication moves a step closer
Japanese Emperor Akihito’s abdication moved a step closer on Friday when the lower house of parliament approved a bill paving ...
Japan OK’s bill to allow emperor to abdicate
The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday approved a bill to allow Emperor Akihito to abdicate the Chrysanthemum ...