Retirement Japanese emperor (83) is being prepared

The Japanese government agreed on a bill on Friday that made it possible for Emperor Akihito to make throne distance.

The 83-year-old Emperor said last year that his age and health made him difficult to fulfill his duties. Akihito has undergone a cardiac surgery and has been treated for prostate cancer. It would be the first abdication of a Japanese emperor in two hundred years

If the bill is accepted, he will be succeeded by Crown Prince Naruhito (57). 'The government hopes for a silent acceptance of the law,' said a government spokeswoman. Japanese media are heading for a throne at the end of next year.

Throne distance under current Japanese law is not possible. It is a one-off law amendment that does not apply to future emperors.