Panel meets more experts to study emperor's possible abdication

Panel meets more experts to study emperor's possible abdication

A government-commissioned panel examining whether to allow 82-year-old Emperor Akihito to abdicate, holds its fourth meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2016. It was the second time for the panel to hear opinions from experts on Japanese history and the imperial household system. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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