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Japan: A look back at the royal year focused on a not so royal wedding and the Olympics

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24th December 2021
A not-so-royal wedding, the Olympics and remorse for war were the headlines coming out of Japan about the Imperial Family. Most notably would be the wedding of former Princess Mako and her commoner husband, Kei Komuro. Though often and incorrectly, compared to Harry and Meghan departing the British Royal Family, the Komuros’ situation was entirely different. When Mako married her college…
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2019 abdication date gaining traction in Imperial Household Agency

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14th August 2017
Ever since His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Akihito, formally announced his intention to abdicate the Japanese throne in a rare televised address last year, the island nation of Japan has been somewhat abuzz with speculation as to what exactly such an occurrence would entail. With no abdication of a Japanese Emperor since Emperor Kokaku in 1817, and no provisions laid out in the 1947 Japanese…
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Retiring Emperor to be given new residence

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7th July 2017
Those following Japanese politics would be familiar with the impending abdication of the current ruling Emperor, His Imperial Majesty Emperor Akihito. At first only being suggested through an indirect comment in a TV address earlier last year, the gears of Japanese…
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Emperor Akihito one step closer to abdication

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3rd June 2017
It has been nearly a year since Emperor Akihito appeared on Japanese national television — a rare and auspicious event at the best of times — to announce his wish to abdicate the throne and leave imperial duties to his younger and more able-bodied son, Crown Prince Naruhito. Now, the Japanese National Diet is on the cusp of signing into law the bill that could make this possible. The…
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Possible date for Emperor's abdication revealed

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11th January 2017
According to a government source, the Japanese government has been considering the possibility of Crown Prince Naruhito acceding to the Chrysanthemum Throne ahead of schedule. During a rare televised address last August, Emperor Akihito of Japan first alluded to a possible desire to step down from service and pass the role of Emperor to his son, Crown Prince Naruhito. The wish was not expressed…
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