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10 minutes ago, roaming_comrade said:

Should we we maybe rename him, since he isn't Emperor anymore? 

That's a good question. Ex-Emperors traditionally take on a necronym, and Akihito's is Heisei. Problem is he's not dead. Maybe leave it for now?

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If the committee feels the need to change his name on the front page, the forum thread will follow suit. Till then, it stays as is.

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The BBC called him Emperor Emeritus Akhito when reporting on Naruhito taking the throne.

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Michiko to receive surgery for breast cancer. Nothing to worry about, it seems.

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Akihito turns 86 today :birthday:

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Yoko Ono is 100 per cent better than this pick.

 

He's recovered, retired and looks fab. Not in a wheelchair, struggling for breath....

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Good pick

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Let us not weep for the Japanese Royalty. They tortured our guys in WW2

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4 hours ago, Head57 said:

Let us not weep for the Japanese Royalty. They tortured our guys in WW2

Akihito was a child when WW2 happened

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4 hours ago, Head57 said:

Let us not weep for the Japanese Royalty. They tortured our guys in WW2

Who is "our guys"?

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3 hours ago, Phantom said:

Who is "our guys"?

Presumably the allied troops

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1 hour ago, QueenElizabethIsAlmostDead said:

Presumably the allied troops

Well, much in the same way that other countries have done, issue an apology and an assurance that it won't happen again.

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Lost consciousness briefly, but nothing serious.

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1 hour ago, De mortuis nihil nisi bonu said:

Do we have him on the list because we think he will die or because we want him to die?

Probably mystery surrounding his abdication and few public appearances. 

 

The first option would be more accurate. I'm morbid but rarely wish death upon anyone. 

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3 hours ago, De mortuis nihil nisi bonu said:

Do we have him on the list because we think he will die or because we want him to die?

If the latter were true then Donald Trump would be on the list

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4 hours ago, De mortuis nihil nisi bonu said:

Do we have him on the list because we think he will die or because we want him to die?

 

You would have to ask the elusive Committee.  None of us regular forum posters have any say in who goes on the list.

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this huy aint gonna die for the next 2 years im guessing

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87 today :birthday:

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/12/23/national/emperor-akihito-turns-87/

 

Seems to be in a good shape, physically and mentally:

"He has spent much of his time conducting research on goby fish at a biology research institute inside the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo and writing a thesis on a species found in southern Japan. He also takes daily walks with his wife, former Empress Michiko, at the Takanawa Imperial Residence, their temporary home."

"Former Emperor Akihito temporarily lost consciousness and collapsed at his residence in January, but he has not experienced any major abnormalities since, according to his close aides."

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On 31/10/2020 at 11:48, odeon said:

this huy aint gonna die for the next 2 years im guessing

We'll see

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