Japanese emperor's possible abdication raises issues
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JAPAN'S 82-year-old Emperor Akihito hinted strongly on Monday in a video speech broadcast by state broadcaster NHK that he is anxious to abdicate the so-called "Chrysanthemum Throne", saying that his advanced age could render it difficult for him to perform his public duties in the future.
Such a move would have significant constitutional implications and would be without parallel in modern Japan. It would almost certainly require changes in the country's Imperial Household Law or the enactment of a special law enabling the ailing monarch to step aside in favour of his son Naruhito.
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