Japan's 82-year-old emperor indicates readiness to abdicate

Japan's 82-year-old emperor indicates readiness to abdicate

File photo taken in January 2016 shows Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko offering flowers at a monument in honor of Japanese who died in the Philippines in World War II, in Caliraya, southeast of Manila. The emperor indicated his readiness to abdicate in a rare video message to the public on Aug. 8, voicing concern that he could one day become unable to fulfill his role as the symbol of the state because of his age. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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