Emperor Akihito: Japanese monarch declares historic abdication
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#3If you haven't been already, the Imperial Gardens in Tokyo are very much worth a visit. I don't think I've ever been in an area that just felt so sacred. If mahogany green was ever a thing, that's what the colors of those trees were. And bonsais that were several hundred years old. Personally, I don't even think Kyoto gives the same vibe. It's amazing.
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#4Now Prince Naruto will rule. Oops, I mean Naruhito.
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#5I seem to remember there was something a while back about what the next Japanese era would be named. Is it normal for them to prepare for that so that they're not scrabbling to find a new one when the emperor dies, or was there a general awareness that Akihito would be abdicating in the near future?
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#6I seem to remember there was something a while back about what the next Japanese era would be named. Is it normal for them to prepare for that so that they're not scrabbling to find a new one when the emperor dies, or was there a general awareness that Akihito would be abdicating in the near future?
Akihito had announced in 2016 that he wanted to abdicate[1] so I think that's how they put together that process to name the new era.
Re: Emperor Akihito: Japanese monarch declares historic abdication
#7I seem to remember there was something a while back about what the next Japanese era would be named. Is it normal for them to prepare for that so that they're not scrabbling to find a new one when the emperor dies, or was there a general awareness that Akihito would be abdicating in the near future?
As covered in the article, he announced his intentions a few years ago. This is the first transfer of the throne in the digital era, so there was understandably quite a bit more consternation around the naming issues -- I imagine in the past, naming the new era when the new emperor ascended wasn't a big deal for anyone outside perhaps the stationery industry.
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#8I seem to remember there was something a while back about what the next Japanese era would be named. Is it normal for them to prepare for that so that they're not scrabbling to find a new one when the emperor dies, or was there a general awareness that Akihito would be abdicating in the near future?
He announced back in late 2017 that he was abdicating. It's normal for the new era's name to be a bit of a secret, it just hasn't happened since 1989, so it's not normal for it to matter that computers need to be updated with the new name.
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#9I'll admit a lot of ignorance on this; what does the Emperor of Japan actually do now? Japan has a prime minister position, doesn't it? Is the Emperor a figurehead or do they have power?
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#10If you haven't been already, the Imperial Gardens in Tokyo are very much worth a visit. I don't think I've ever been in an area that just felt so sacred. If mahogany green was ever a thing, that's what the colors of those trees were. And bonsais that were several hundred years old. Personally, I don't even think Kyoto gives the same vibe. It's amazing.
I agree and three other spectacular locations leap to mind: the Imperial Palace in Kyoto, Kenrokuen in Kanazawa, and the most spectacular of all — Ise Jingū.