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Denmark's Queen Margrethe II announces surprise abdication on live TV

January 01, 2024

Denmark's Queen Margrethe II, Europe's longest-serving monarch, will abdicate on Jan. 14 after 52 years on the throne and will be succeeded by her eldest son Crown Prince Frederik, she announced on Sunday (December 31).

End of an era: Japan's emperor kicks off abdication rites

April 30, 2019

Draped in ornate golden-brown robes and wearing a towering black hat, Japan's Emperor Akihito on Tuesday kicked off ceremonies for his abdication, the first in 200 years for the world's oldest monarchy.

New Malaysian king to be picked this month after shock abdication

MONDAY, JANUARY 07, 2019

A new Malaysian king will be elected and sworn in this month, royal officials said Monday, after Sultan Muhammad V abdicated in a historic first following his reported marriage to a Russian former beauty queen.

Tears as Japan emperor gives last New Year's address

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 02, 2019

Tokyo - Japan's Emperor Akihito delivered his final New Year's address Wednesday before his abdication later this year, telling tens of thousands of well-wishers that he was praying for peace.

Japan’s empress-in-waiting ‘insecure’ but vows to serve

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2018

Tokyo: Japan’s Crown Princess Masako pledged to do her best despite feeling “insecure” about becoming empress in mere months, in a candid statement released on her 55th birthday.

Way forward after Japanese Emperor Akihito’s abdication

SUNDAY, JANUARY 07, 2018

The Japanese government has officially set the date for Emperor Akihito’s abdication as April 30, 2019, and the date for the crown prince’s accession to the throne as May 1, 2019, following Cabinet approval on December 8.

Japan emperor abdication set for March 2019: report

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017

Japan's Emperor Akihito will step down on March 31, 2019, a report said Friday, the first imperial retirement in more than two centuries.

Road forward unclear a year after Japanese emperor’s abdication message

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 09, 2017

Tuesday marked one year since Japan’s Emperor Akihito indicated his desire to abdicate. Following the enactment of a special-measures law, the emperor will be referred to as “joko” – an official post-abdication title – within three years.

Japan parliament passes emperor abdication law

FRIDAY, JUNE 02, 2017

TOKYO - Japan's lower house of parliament passed a bill Friday that allows ageing Emperor Akihito to step down, as it also called for a rare debate on the role of women in the male-dominated monarchy.

Japan cabinet approves bill allowing emperor's abdication

FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2017

TOKYO - The Japanese government on Friday approved a one-off bill allowing ageing Emperor Akihito to step down from the Chrysanthemum Throne, in the first such abdication in two centuries.

Emperor’s message on abdication

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2016

Emperor Akihito, in a rare televised video message to the public on Monday, indicated his desire to abdicate - which is not possible under the current Imperial House Law - citing a growing concern that he could become unable to perform official duties due

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