国际英语资讯:Japans lower house passes bill on Emperor Akihitos abdication
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 2-- <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="enabling">enabling</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="abdication">abdication</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sympathize">sympathize</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wishes">wishes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="abdication">abdication</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="precedent">precedent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="emperors">emperors</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="Imperial">Imperial</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="allows">allows</span> <span word="posthumous">posthumous</span> <span word="succession">succession</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chrysanthemum">Chrysanthemum</span> <span word="Throne">Throne</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="clauses">clauses</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="abdicating">abdicating</span>.</p><p><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="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="chairing">chairing</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="deliberations">deliberations</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="precedent">precedent</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="abdications">abdications</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="emperors">emperors</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deliberations">deliberations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="issue">issue</span>, <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="plenary">plenary</span> <span word="session">session</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="Liberal">Liberal</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Yukio">Yukio</span> <span word="Edano">Edano</span>, <span word="former">former</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Party">Party</span>, <span word="abstained">abstained</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Shizuka">Shizuka</span> <span word="Kamei">Kamei</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="lawmaker">lawmaker</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="formerly">formerly</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="objected">objected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="abstaining">abstaining</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="objecting">objecting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Imperial">Imperial</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="revised">revised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="abdications">abdications</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="emperors">emperors</span>.</p>
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