国际英语资讯:Japanese emperor to abdicate on April 30, 2019
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 1-- <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="Akihito">Akihito</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abdicate">abdicate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="April">April</span> 30, 2019, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Imperial">Imperial</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>.</p><p><span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shinzo">Shinzo</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10-<span word="member">member</span> <span word="Imperial">Imperial</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="politicians">politicians</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="judiciary">judiciary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="imperial">imperial</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span>, <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="abdication">abdication</span> <span word="date">date</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span> <span word="abdicates">abdicates</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="elder">elder</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="Crown">Crown</span> <span word="Prince">Prince</span> <span word="Naruhito">Naruhito</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="ascend">ascend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="throne">throne</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 1, 2019.</p><p><span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Yoshihide">Yoshihide</span> <span word="Suga">Suga</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="abdication">abdication</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 5.</p><p><span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="approve">approve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="abdication">abdication</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="succession">succession</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 8.</p><p><span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="Akihito">Akihito</span> <span word="ascended">ascended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="throne">throne</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1989 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="Hirohito">Hirohito</span>, <span word="posthumously">posthumously</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="Showa">Showa</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="relinquish">relinquish</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="throne">throne</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crown">crown</span> <span word="prince">prince</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="video">video</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="August">August</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="citing">citing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="age">age</span>.</p><p><span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="enacted">enacted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="June">June</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="Akihito">Akihito</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="duties">duties</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Crown">Crown</span> <span word="Prince">Prince</span> <span word="Naruhito">Naruhito</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="specially">specially</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="Akihito">Akihito</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="relinquishes">relinquishes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="throne">throne</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="around">around</span> 200 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="initially">initially</span> <span word="eyed">eyed</span> <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abdicate">abdicate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> 2018, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 85<span word="th">th</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="opposed">opposed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Imperial">Imperial</span> <span word="Household">Household</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="overlap">overlap</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="end">end</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="imperial">imperial</span> <span word="events">events</span>.</p>
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