TOKYO, June 9. /TASS/. The upper chamber of the Japanese parliament unanimously passed a bill paving the way for the abdication of Emperor Akihito and the ascension of his son Crown Prince Naruhito.

Akihito moved to his current residence in Tokyo’s Minato Ward in March 2020, following his abdication a year earlier. He still regularly visits the Biological Laboratory on the Imperial Palace ...

the panel released a report recommending a one-time provision for abdication. After lengthy discussion in the Diet, the bill was approved and the plans got the green light. Emperor Akihito made an ...

The abdication of Emperor Akihito has reignited debate on Japan's male-only succession rule. The BBC's Mariko Oi explains how the future of Japan's imperial family, one of the oldest in the world ...

Emperor Akihito became the first to take the throne ... No Legal Provision for Abdication The current law covering the Imperial household does not mention abdication. It says succession takes ...

Emperor Akihito’s abdication in April 2019 is fast approaching, so Japan faces another change of era. Journalist Saitō Katsuhisa, a leading reporter covering the last time this happened—when ...