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ABDICATION

EDITORIALS
Jul 14, 2016
The Emperor and abdication
Public discussion should be launched to discuss the issues that must be resolved to permit the abdication of the Emperor.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2016
Japanese voice surprise, support for Emperor's plan to abdicate
Many Japanese expressed surprise at the news Wednesday that Emperor Akihito plans to abdicate, but they said his wish should be respected.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2016
Emperor Akihito said to be planning abdication 'within a few years'; move would be unprecedented in modern era
Government source says Emperor has been speaking privately about his intentions for at least a year but that it does not indicate immediate health concerns.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2016
Crown Princess Masako attends Chiba Prefecture greenery event with Crown Prince
Crown Princess Masako, who is receiving treatment for a stress-induced illness, attends a greenery conservation event in Chiba Prefecture together with Crown Prince Naruhito.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2015
Crown Prince and Princess arrive in Tonga, on her first trip abroad in two years
Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako arrived in Tonga on Friday to attend the coronation of the South Pacific island nation's new king, on what is the princess's first overseas trip since 2013.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 14, 2013
Imminent birth puts spotlight on monarch
Aging monarchs in the Netherlands and Belgium stepped down this year to make room for the next generation of Europe's crowned heads. But in Britain, the impending birth of a royal baby will have heirs stacking up like planes at London's super-clogged Heathrow Airport.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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