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FORMER PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT AQUINO PRAISES EMPEROR AKIHITO'S SELFLESS DECISION TO ABDICATE, COMMENDING HIS DEDICATION TO THE PEOPLE
Aquino first met then Crown Prince Akihito in 1986 while accompanying his mother, then President Corazon Aquino, on her first trip as Philippine leader to Japan... READ MORE›
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Japanese Emperor Akihito declares the opening of Diet session at the Upper House of parliament in Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 8, 2017... READ MORE›
FLYNN'S FALSE STATEMENT TO FBI COULD SPELL TROUBLE FOR TRUMP
And that appears to be a big problem for Donald Trump... READ MORE›
EMPEROR AKIHITO TO STEP DOWN IN APRIL 2019
Akihito's elder son Crown Prince Naruhito will ascend the throne a day later, on May 1, 2019, beginning a new era... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S EMPEROR TO ABDICATE ON APRIL 30, 2019
Akihito's eldest son, 57-year-old Crown Prince Naruhito, is expected to ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne the next day... READ MORE›
SOME OF TRUMP'S BIZARRE ACTIVITIES, STATEMENTS MADE DURING JAPAN TRIP
U.S. President Donald Trump is known for making bizarre statements and he did not refrain from doing so during his ongoing Japan trip... READ MORE›
TRUMP GREETS JAPANESE EMPEROR WITH A HANDSHAKE AND NOD
FILE PHOTO U.S. President Barack Obama is greeted by Emperor Akihito upon arriving at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo November 14, 2009... READ MORE›
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PRINCESS MAKO TO LOSE ROYAL STATUS BY MARRYING COMMONER
The 25-year-old eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito will become engaged to law firm worker Kei Komuro, also 25, whom she met while studying together... READ MORE›
JAPANS PARLIAMENT PASSES LAW ALLOWING EMPEROR TO ABDICATE
But Mr. Abe's governing Liberal Democratic Party would only consider the one-time allowance for Emperor Akihito's departure... READ MORE›
HITLER'S MEIN KAMPF RETURNS TO JAPANESE SCHOOLS AS 'TEACHING MATERIAL'
The decision came weeks after the controversial Imperial Rescript on Education in schools was approved for the same purposes... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S PARLIAMENT CLEARS WAY FOR EMPEROR AKIHITO'S ABDICATION
Japan's parliament passed a law Friday allowing Emperor Akihito to become the first monarch to abdicate in 200 years... READ MORE›
JAPAN PASSES LANDMARK BILL FOR EMPEROR AKIHITO TO ABDICATE
Japan's parliament has cleared the way for Emperor Akihito to abdicate by passing a landmark one-off bill... READ MORE›
EMPEROR OFFERS REMORSE FOR JAPANS WAR ROLE
Emperor Akihito, whose father announced his exhausted country's surrender in World War II, expressed "deep remorse" ..... READ MORE›
JAPAN OPENS THE DOOR TO DEBATE ON FEMALE SUCCESSION TO THE CHRYSANTHEMUM THRONE
While he is not the first Japanese monarch to abdicate, the current imperial household law, passed in 1947, does not permit a living succession... READ MORE›
JAPAN CABINET APPROVES EMPEROR AKIHITO ABDICATION BILL
But current Japanese law has no provision for abdication, thus requiring politicians to craft legislation to make it possible... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S EMPEROR AKIHITO SAYS HEALTH IS FAILING AND HINTS AT ABDICATION
Akihito ascended the throne after the death of his father, Hirohito, in whose name Japan fought the war... READ MORE›
PATH NOW CLEAR FOR JAPANESE EMPEROR AKIHITO'S ABDICATION
It's so obvious that there are not enough imperial family members, said Keiko Hongo, a professor of medieval history at the University of Tokyo... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S EMPEROR AKIHITO TO MAKE RARE PUBLIC ADDRESS
This is only the second time Emperor Akihito has delivered a video message to the Japanese people... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S EMPEROR WANTS TO RETIRE. IS HE ALLOWED TO?
The Japanese public has warm feelings toward the current emperor... READ MORE›
TOKYO PROTESTS BEIJING EDITORIAL CALLING FOR EMPEROR TO APOLOGIZE OVER WARTIME ACTIONS
An editorial by Chinas official news agency, demanding an apology from Emperor Akihito over Japans wartime actions, is very discourteous, Tokyo says... READ MORE›
JAPAN TOOK IN JUST 27 REFUGEES LAST YEAR. YES, FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.
But despite this surge in applications, Japan only granted refugee status for 27 people... READ MORE›
JAPANS AILING 82-YEAR-OLD EMPEROR CONSIDERS STEPPING DOWN
News reports last month that Akihito would like to abdicate in favor of his son, Crown Prince Naruhito, 56, set off a round of hand-wringing throughout Japan... READ MORE›
'I AM WORRIED THAT IT MAY BECOME DIFFICULT FOR ME TO CARRY OUT MY DUTIES,' EMPEROR AKIHITO SAYS
Akihito has recently been cutting back on official duties, with his heir, 56-year-old Crown Prince Naruhito, taking his place... READ MORE›
WHO IS PRINCE MIKASA? WORLD'S OLDEST ROYAL AND UNCLE OF JAPANESE EMPEROR AKIHITO DIES AT 100
Prince Mikasa's death leaves the Imperial family with only four males among its remaining 19 members in the royal household that has a males-only succession tradition... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S CABINET OKS BILL TO LET EMPEROR AKIHITO ABDICATE
Japan's Cabinet approved Friday a bill to let 83-year-old Emperor Akihito abdicate and allow his elder son Crown Prince Naruhito to ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S EMPEROR WANTS TO RETIRE -- BUT IS HE ALLOWED TO?
82-year-old Emperor Akihito is laying the groundwork to pass the role on to his oldest son, but even raising the prospect of abdicating could be unconstitutional... READ MORE›
FACTBOX: JAPAN EMPEROR WORKED TO HEAL WOUNDS OF WAR, GET CLOSER TO PEOPLE
Akihito will be succeeded by Crown Prince Naruhito, 57, the first Japanese emperor to have received a university degree, from Oxford University... READ MORE›
MANY JAPANESE LOOKING FOR SHIFT TO FEMALE HEIRS, POLLS SAY
The Imperial Household Law, which governs the succession of emperors in the world's oldest monarchy, makes no provision for abdication... READ MORE›
JAPAN'S EMPEROR IS HINTING AT STEPPING DOWN. HERE'S WHY THAT'S COMPLICATED.
- Emperor Akihito hinted that he wants to abdicate, but the move would be unprecedented under Japan's Imperial House Law, which says an emperor serves until death... READ MORE›
JAPANESE EMPEROR TO ADDRESS PUBLIC AFTER ABDICATION REPORTS
0700 London time, only the second time Akihito has addressed the public in such a fashion... READ MORE›
CHINESE JETS INTERCEPT US AIRCRAFT OVER EAST CHINA SEA, US SAYS
Akihito's abdication would mark the first time a Japanese emperor has abdicated the throne in around 200 years... READ MORE›