Japan's Emperor Akihito to announce shock retirement from politics?
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Sad news for Japan's Emperor Akihito fans. Speculation had been rife that the Japanese political figure is about to announce his retirement from politics, at age 90, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 26/04/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a political figure isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a political figure just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouAkihito
For a little while on Thursday evening, #ThankYouAkihito was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“Japan's Emperor Akihito was unlike any other political figure we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouAkihito”
— @universalObserver, 25 Apr 2024
“Didn't Japan's Emperor Akihito retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 25 Apr 2024
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