Down. He has reigned for 28 years. He succeeded his father hirorito. Hes been telling top aides he will hand over to the crown prince. He says he wants to step down before hes too frail to fully carry out his duties. They tell nhk things are under way. If that happens the emperor may avoid direct expressions given his role as the National Figure head. But the announcement would convey his feelings. There is no legal provision for living succession. So in order for Emperor Akihito to abdicate, a change in law is required. Japans top Government Spokesperson had this to say about the issue. Japans top gov spokesperson had this to say about the issue. Translator i am not in a position to speak about the emperors intent. Appointed by the cabinet secretariat deals with issues on the law with the imperial household. But the government as of now is not considering revising the law. Japans emperor was once considered to be a living god. But that status zradrascally changed after wororld war iii
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