Japanese emperor to abdicate on April 30, 2019

Japanese emperor to abdicate on April 30, 2019

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2017, after attending a meeting of the Imperial House Council. The council fixed the date of Emperor Akihito's abdication as April 30, 2019, with his elder son Crown Prince Naruhito to accede to the throne the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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