According to the Japanese Constitution, the main duties of the Emperor are to appoint the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, approve laws, decrees and treaties, convene the National Assembly, approve the appointment and removal of the Minister of State, and attend ceremonial foreign affairs activities and state ceremonies.
1On August 5, 945, after Japanese Emperor Hirohito announced his surrender, MacArthur flew to Japan and decided to surrender the details. The United States transformed Japan in the American way in politics, culture, education, law and economy.
Allow the emperor to remain as a symbolic head of state. And forced him to make a declaration on the earth, denying his status as a "god" on the earth and acknowledging that he no longer has divinity.
Extended information 20 17 17 on may 9, the Japanese cabinet passed a special resolution on abdication only for emperor Akihito. After that, the contents of the bill will be submitted to the National Assembly for consideration.
In the resolution of the "Special Act on the Imperial Model of the Emperor's abdication" passed by the Cabinet, it is stipulated that the abdicated emperor will be called "the emperor", and at the same time, it is limited that the resolution will be publicized after being passed by the National Assembly and implemented within three years. The bill stipulates that abdication is limited to Emperor Akihito's generation, but it will also be a precedent for future reference.
On June 6, 20 17, the Japanese government promulgated a special law to realize the abdication of the emperor. The special case law stipulates that the date of abdication shall be specified by decree within three years from the date of promulgation. Therefore, the Emperor abdicated on June 5, 2020/KLOC-0, and the Crown Prince acceded to the throne immediately. After the promulgation of the special case law, the government will speed up the preparations for abdication with the palace hall as the center.
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