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Japan emperor signals he wants to quit
Japan's Emperor Akihito has said he fears deteriorating health and age mean he is finding it difficult to continue in his role. The emperor's comments came in his second-ever televised address to the public.
The 麻豆社's Rupert Wingfield-Hayes explains there is no legal provision for abdication in Japanese law.
(Picture - Japanese Emperor Akihito waves to well-wishers in Tokyo in January 2016. Credit: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images)
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