Kyoto lobbies for Emperor to live in former Imperial capital after abdication
A petition drive by a small Kyoto-based political group requesting that Emperor Akihito move to Kyoto upon his abdication had drawn over 10,000 signatures as of Friday. The campaign by Kyoto Party comes just a few days after Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa said the city ...
Like the nation's population as a whole, the Imperial family is shrinking, and the succession rules are accelerating the process.
Big headache for calendar publishers if new emperor's era name announcement delayed
A group of calendar makers told the government Wednesday they will suffer huge financial losses if the new era name to be adopted after the abdication of Emperor Akihito is not announced before January, saying they will have difficulty moving forward for the following ...
Crown Prince Naruhito says he will devote his 'heart and soul' to job as emperor
Crown Prince Naruhito said on Tuesday he will devote himself "heart and soul" to his job as emperor, just days after a law was enacted allowing his father to abdicate, which would be the first such abdication in two centuries. Emperor Akihito, 83, who has ...
Diet enacts abdication law for Emperor Akihito
The Diet enacts a special law allowing Emperor Akihito to abdicate, shifting public attention to the date for the rare event.
An abdication bill drafted strictly for Emperor Akihito cleared the House of Representatives on Friday, setting the stage for its passage by the Diet on June 9. Thanks to a consensus reached by the political parties ahead of time, the Lower House approved the legislation ...
Lower House panel gives nod to one-off abdication bill
The Lower House Steering Committee greenlights a one-time bill to let Emperor Akihito abdicate, paving the way for passage by the chamber.
Government plan floated in 2014 nixed idea of creating female branches within Imperial family
A government source says a plan was proposed by the Abe administration in 2014 which did not favor creating female branches of the Imperial family, but which would instead allow females to continue to take part in official activities.
By offering legislation that would only apply to the current emperor's abdication and not facing other problems with the Imperial family, the Abe administration is merely kicking the can down the road.
Most of public backs permanent abdication solution for emperors: survey
Most Japanese support the creation of a permanent system to let emperors abdicate, a survey showed Monday, highlighting the public's aversion to the government's plan to enact a one-off abdication law applicable only to Emperor Akihito. In a survey by Kyodo News covering 3,000 people ...
Abdication panel hands in final report, confirming proposal for one-off law to let Emperor step down
The government abdication panel’s final report recommends that Emperor Akihito be allowed to retire through a special temporary law, backing the Diet’s consensus opinion.
