Japan plans to have new emperor in 2019: Media
Akihito, 83, expressed a desire in August to abdicate after nearly three decades on the Chrysanthemum Throne, citing his advancing age and weakening health.
Jan 11, 2017, 12:07 PM IST
Japan's Prince Mikasa, oldest imperial family member, dies at 100
The 100-year-old uncle of Japanese Emperor Akihito, Prince Mikasa, died on Thursday, leaving only four heirs to the Chrysanthemum throne, the Imperial Household Agency said.
Oct 27, 2016, 11:58 AM IST
Japan's little prince could be last emperor on unreformed Chrysanthemum Throne
When Prince Hisahito was born in 2006, ending a 41-year drought in imperial male heirs, Japan’s government gladly dropped proposals that women might head the world’s oldest monarchy, but a decade later the little prince remains the last hope for an unreformed Chrysanthemum Throne.
Oct 14, 2016, 12:28 PM IST
