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Japan Passes Landmark Bill For Emperor Akihito To Abdicate

Crown Prince Naruhito (3rd from left) is first in line to take the throne after his father abdicate Japan's parliament...

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Five Things To Know About the Japanese Royals

Japan passed a law Friday that allows 83-year-old Emperor Akihito to step down, setting the stage for its first...

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Japan Clears Way For First Emperor Abdication In Over 200 Years

Japan's parliament passed a law Friday that clears the way for its ageing Emperor Akihito to step down, in what would...

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Japan Parliament Passes Emperor Abdication Law

Japan's lower house of parliament passed a bill Friday that allows ageing Emperor Akihito to step down, as it also...

International

Japan Cabinet Approves Emperor Akihito Abdication Bill

The Japanese government has approved a one-off bill that allows ageing Emperor Akihito to step down from the...

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Japan Cabinet Approves Bill Allowing Emperor’s Abdication

The Japanese government on Friday approved a one-off bill allowing ageing Emperor Akihito to step down from the...

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Japan Emperor Meets Vietnam Kin of Tokyo’s WWII Soldiers

Japan's royal couple on Thursday listened to the tearful stories of Vietnamese children who were abandoned by their...

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Japan’s Crown Prince Hints At Readiness To Take Throne

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito has suggested he is ready to take on the duties of emperor from his father as the country...

International

Gov’t Panel Report Shows Split of Opinions Over Emperor’s Possible Abdication In Japan

A government advisory panel released on Monday a mid-term report on the possible abdication of Japan's Emperor Akihito,...

Opinion

Is It Love Or A King Edward The VIII?

Until the controversial word “LOVE” is streamlined to include the remarkable contributions of all those who have...