Japanese emperor indicates readiness to abdicate

File photo shows then Japanese Crown Prince Akihito with his future wife Michiko Shoda at a tennis court in the central Japan resort town of Karuizawa on Aug. 10, 1958. Emperor Akihito indicated his readiness to abdicate in a rare video message to the public on Aug. 8, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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