Kaori Enjoji, CNN, Author at newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph Fri, 05 Jul 2024 12:22:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 /wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-logo-nwp-32x32.png Kaori Enjoji, CNN, Author at newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph 32 32 Japan Emperor Akihito to abdicate on April 30, 2019 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2017/12/01/japan-emperor-akihito-to-abdicate-on-april-30-2019/ Fri, 01 Dec 2017 13:53:23 +0000 https://newswatchplus-staging.azurewebsites.net/?p= (CNN) — Japan’s much-loved Emperor Akihito will stand down on April 30, 2019, becoming the first Japanese monarch to abdicate his post in two centuries. The decision was made at a meeting of the Imperial House Council, and announced by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday. Earlier this year, the Japanese parliament passed into

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