Japan moving toward 2018 abdication for emperor

PoliticsJapan moving toward 2018 abdication for emperorPanel's final report supports one-time law handing all duties to new monarch Emperor Akihito may relinquish the throne as early as next year. © Kyodo TOKYO -- A government panel submitted a final report Friday recommending a one-off law to let Emperor Akihito step down, paving the way for the throne to change hands as early as next year. Prime

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「静かに成立を目指す」というからか、日本版の日経や他紙での扱いが静か。昔から「生前退位が政情を不安定にしてきたのは天皇主権時代の話」、とは言い切れない気がする今の日本政府や従属的なメディアかな。