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Hey, this thread has a subtitle! I thought they were all back for a second there...

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Hey, this thread has a subtitle! I thought they were all back for a second there...

Only on threads created after the downgrade upgrade. I don't know why they cant get this guy to sort it out.

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You'd think allowing a wee lassy to inherit wouldn't't be an issue in the modern age.

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A few people have suggested that he may abdicate. The Emperor of Japan is not allowed to abdicate.

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A few people have suggested that he may abdicate. The Emperor of Japan is not allowed to abdicate.

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The public are in favour of changing legislation to allow him to, but the conservatives think it might *god forbid* be used by other parliamentarians as an opportunity to allow female emperors and so are unlikely to change the legislation.

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From our point of view is his abdication actually likely to prolong his life in the same way as its seems to have for Pope Benedict XVI?

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This one is worth watching.

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Akihito. Sounds like a nasty cough.

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An obvious successor should the King of Thailand ever die.

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Government panel says Akihito should be allowed to abdicate due to his health problems.

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4 minutes ago, gcreptile said:

Canceling events because of health problems:

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http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2436448&CategoryId=13304

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This is why the Japanese government agreed to the abdication in...2019? They're hoping natural events will prevent them needing to create a precedent by then!

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This is why I think he's a good pick. He clearly got health issues, and the government is probably expecting him to die before he's able to abdicate.Ā 

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Official abdication announcement expected to have been brought forward to next month, instead of next summer.

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