Imperial Household Law

The Imperial Household Law of 1947 (皇室典範, Kōshitsu Tenpan) is a Japanese law that governs the line of imperial succession, the membership of the imperial family, and several other matters pertaining to the administration of the Imperial Household.

In 2017, the National Diet changed the law to enable the Emperor Akihito to abdicate within three years.[1][2] With this change, he abdicated on 30 April 2019 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Naruhito on 1 May 2019.[3]

  1. ^ "Japan enacts law to allow 1st abdication of emperor in 200 years".
  2. ^ "Japan's Lower Parliament Passes Law Allowing Its Emperor to Abdicate". The Atlantic. 3 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Panel stresses clean break once emperor steps down". Nikkei Asian Review. 22 April 2017. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.