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Some scholars and politicians worry that the abdication issue could open a can of worms and risk Japan’s monarchs — constitutionally constrained to being the symbol of the nation — becoming subject to political manipulation.
The panel is expected to compile a summary of its views on the issue in January.
Akihito has keenly embraced the symbolic role imposed on the imperial family after Japan’s defeat in World War II.
Previous emperors including his father, Hirohito, had been treated as semi-divine.
From Agencies, Feature image courtesy hellomagazine
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