The date of the transfer of the throne of the Emperor of Japan to the heir
The Emperor of Japan Akihito will retire and pass the throne to the heir on 30 April 2019, the era of the reign of the new Emperor would start on the following day, may 1. This decision was taken at a meeting of the Council for the Affairs of the Imperial family.
in the last month of summer last year the Emperor gave a televised address to understand that it is difficult for him to perform his duties due to old age, and He wished to give the throne to the heir. For the nearest precedent of the abdication of the Emperor in favor of the heir occurred in the early nineteenth century. However, according to current legislation
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