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Japan's Diet enacts law allowing emperor to abdicate
UPI.com The single-use law unanimously enacted by the Diet's upper house Friday applies only to the current emperor; Akihito intends to abdicate the Chrysanthemum Throne in 2018, allowing Crown Prince Naruhito, 57, to advance to the emperor's position. Diet enacts abdication law for Emperor Akihito Japan's Diet passes historic abdication bill Bill allowing Emperor Akihito to abdicate passes in Diet |