TOKYO, June 9. /TASS/. The upper chamber of the Japanese parliament unanimously passed a bill paving the way for the abdication of Emperor Akihito and the ascension of his son Crown Prince Naruhito.

Japan's Emperor Akihito has declared his abdication. It makes him the first Japanese emperor to abdicate in more than 200 years. The day's ceremonies began with several private rituals in the ...

The abdication of Emperor Akihito has reignited debate on Japan's male-only succession rule. The BBC's Mariko Oi explains how the future of Japan's imperial family, one of the oldest in the world ...

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Japanese legislators are considering letting the Imperial House Council decide on the status of husbands and children of ...

The panel has been meeting to fulfill the government's obligation under a 2017 special measures law allowing then Emperor Akihito’s abdication to discuss how to overcome challenges to stable ...

TOKYO, April 30. /TASS/. Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito has officially become the country’s emperor. In accordance with the law on the abdication of his father Akihito, this took place at 00:00 ...

the panel released a report recommending a one-time provision for abdication. After lengthy discussion in the Diet, the bill was approved and the plans got the green light. Emperor Akihito made an ...

Emperor Akihito’s abdication in April 2019 is fast approaching, so Japan faces another change of era. Journalist Saitō Katsuhisa, a leading reporter covering the last time this happened—when ...

Emperor Akihito became the first to take the throne ... No Legal Provision for Abdication The current law covering the Imperial household does not mention abdication. It says succession takes ...

Emperor Emeritus Akihito has discovered two new species ... residence in Tokyo’s Minato Ward in March 2020, following his abdication a year earlier. He still regularly visits the Biological ...