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Japan's Emperor Akihito to abdicate on April 30, 2019
	11/30/2017 8:35:06 PM PST · by Olog-hai · 20 replies Associated Press ^ \| Nov 30, 2017 10:36 PM EST \| Mari Yamaguchi Japan’s much admired Emperor Akihito plans to abdicate on April 30, 2019, at age 85 in the first such abdication from the Chrysanthemum Throne in about 200 years, the government said Friday. Akihito’s elder son Crown Prince Naruhito will ascend the throne a day later, on May 1, 2019, beginning a new as yet unnamed era. The decision was made Friday at a meeting of the Imperial House Council, which included politicians, judicial officials and imperial family members. Akihito expressed his apparent wish to abdicate in 2016, citing his age and health. Formal Cabinet approval of the decision is due...

Japan's Emperor Akihito plans to step down, according to report
	07/13/2016 3:30:53 PM PDT · by NRx · 8 replies The Guardian ^ \| 07-13-2016 \| Reuters The Japanese Emperor Akihito, who has spent much of his time on the throne trying to heal the wounds of the second world war, intends to abdicate in a few years’ time, public broadcaster NHK has reported, a step that would be unprecedented in modern Japan. The 82-year-old monarch, who has had heart surgery and been treated for prostate cancer in recent years, expressed his intention to the Imperial Household Agency, NHK said. It did not cite a reason and officials at the agency could not immediately be reached for comment. Kyodo news agency, quoting a government source, said Akihito...

Report: Japan's Emperor Akihito, 82, considering retiring
	07/13/2016 5:18:49 AM PDT · by Olog-hai · 15 replies Associated Press ^ \| Jul 13, 2016 7:01 AM EDT Japan’s Emperor Akihito has expressed his intention to retire and relinquish his title in the next few years, the country’s public television said Wednesday. NHK said the 82-year-old Akihito did not wish to remain emperor if he had to reduce his official duties. […] It was not known if he had a timeline to relinquish his title to Crown Prince Naruhito. …

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