<figure class="
              sqs-block-image-figure
              intrinsic
            "
        >
          
        
        

        
          
            
          
            
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                <img data-stretch="false" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a6805b812abd9200c02a2b2/1557939632705-X10KOX1NUAP7M1X2X50R/abdication.jpg" data-image-dimensions="870x885" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a6805b812abd9200c02a2b2/1557939632705-X10KOX1NUAP7M1X2X50R/abdication.jpg?format=1000w" width="870" height="885" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw" onload="this.classList.add("loaded")" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a6805b812abd9200c02a2b2/1557939632705-X10KOX1NUAP7M1X2X50R/abdication.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a6805b812abd9200c02a2b2/1557939632705-X10KOX1NUAP7M1X2X50R/abdication.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a6805b812abd9200c02a2b2/1557939632705-X10KOX1NUAP7M1X2X50R/abdication.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a6805b812abd9200c02a2b2/1557939632705-X10KOX1NUAP7M1X2X50R/abdication.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a6805b812abd9200c02a2b2/1557939632705-X10KOX1NUAP7M1X2X50R/abdication.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a6805b812abd9200c02a2b2/1557939632705-X10KOX1NUAP7M1X2X50R/abdication.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5a6805b812abd9200c02a2b2/1557939632705-X10KOX1NUAP7M1X2X50R/abdication.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs">

            
          
        
          
        

        
      
        </figure>
      

    
  


  











  <p class="">Emperor Akihito of Japan abdicated his throne on April 30, 2019. What are the implications for the Imperial Family and how does this tie into the context of Japan’s recent past? </p>

Emperor Akihito of Japan abdicated his throne on April 30, 2019. What are the implications for the Imperial Family and how does this tie into the context of Japan’s recent past?


          
        
        

        
          
            
          
            
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                

            
          
        
          
        

        
      
        
      

    
  


  











  <p>Emperor Akihito of Japan abdicated his throne on April 30, 2019. What are the implications for the Imperial Family and how does this tie into the context of Japan’s recent past? </p>

Share An Emperor Abdicates!

Sign up to save your podcasts

An Emperor Abdicates!

An Emperor Abdicates!