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Japanese emperor abdicates

Japan's Emperor Akihito, flanked by Empress Michiko, delivers a speech to well-wishers who gathered at the Imperial Palace to mark his 85th birthday in Tokyo, Japan, Dec 23, 2018. [Photo/Agencies]

Japanese emperor Akihito has begun the countdown to relinquishing the Chrysanthemum Throne. He is the first emperor to abdicate alive in the last two centuries.

The last time a Japanese emperor abdicated was in 1817.

Akihito succeeded his father, wartime emperor Hirohito, in 1989. He will abdicate on April 30, with his eldest son ascending to the throne.

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