Gov't panel finalizes proposals on emperor's abdication

Takashi Imai (L), chairman of a government panel on Emperor Akihito's abdication, and Takashi Mikuriya, a University of Tokyo professor emeritus on the panel, attend a press conference in Tokyo on April 21, 2017, after it finalized its proposals including one-off legislation enabling the 83-year-old to become the first living emperor to relinquish the throne in around 200 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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