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Japanese emperor to abdicate?

posted by  Yubi | 8 years, 8 months ago

The emperor is going to make a public statement at 3:00 pm Japan time. The emperor is 82 years old and recently said that he is too old and it is hard for him to carry out the imperial duties given his age.

I hear that he cannot announce a that he is retiring, because the constitution can't handle that. So, I am waiting to see how they go around this situation.

0 | #12337 by  Tanuki | 8 years, 8 months ago

He basically told the people that he is too old to do the job, and would like to abdicate. Now it is up to the government to change rules to allow that


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0 | #12340 by  banzaitokyo | 8 years, 8 months ago

Besides the logistics of the retirement. As a Japanese person, what is your reaction to this fact? Are the Japanese ok with the emperor retiring? Do they even care? Or on the contrary they feel abandond by their symbol?


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0 | #12370 by  mts | 8 years, 8 months ago

maybe shocking for conservatives, but I bet yes, modernism can beat it. The emperor is not expected to interact with politics, so some analysts say it could be his way to express his discontent on Abe's direction ...

Anyway next big question: so who's next ? hard debate, lot of opinion expected again !


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