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thepro at 10:03 AM JST - 12th December
So the IHA says that the Imperial family rejects the views that the IHA puts too much pressure on them? Uh huh...
neverknow2 at 10:17 AM JST - 12th December
Doesnt the Emperor have lots of magical powers n stuff? If not, why is there still an Emporer?
franz75 at 10:25 AM JST - 12th December
The Imperial Palace will turn in a mental institution.
tclh at 10:44 AM JST - 12th December
What exactly does he do to keep fit every single day? Walking ,tai chi, yoga,laughing, gardening...?He is the emperor, his life must be something that everybody wants ,not everybody tries to escape from.
techall at 11:15 AM JST - 12th December
What a bunch of crap! These people need to get a life and a real job. If he can't handle that stuff what would happen to him if he had to support a family in a recession, worry about his kids being bullied in school, pay for his own gas and get taxed into the poor house?
Samuraiiki at 11:21 AM JST - 12th December
That would be the least of my worries. Am I worried what I will leave for inheritance to my kids? Heck no. Do birds worry about what they will feed on tomorrow? Absolutely not! Ye of little faith.
gogogo at 11:56 AM JST - 12th December
Get a real job, I wish this was my biggest worry in life, no one care who will succeed the Emperor.
hoserfella at 12:03 PM JST - 12th December
This Hakata is quite brazen! Whats next? Will he announce that the Emperor is sick because Hakata is so handsome and dearly deserves a raise?
GW at 12:50 PM JST - 12th December
If the IHA keeps this up they will all be out of jobs in a few decades as there wont be any imperial family left!
Jeff198524 at 12:52 PM JST - 12th December
Japan needs to get rid of it's primitive traditions, starting with the Imperial family. They should all be thrown out on the street like the bums they are.
Potsu at 03:27 PM JST - 12th December
Yawn...nothing to do with the fact that he is quite old.
ptolemy at 04:37 PM JST - 12th December
Living pay check to pay check, worries of his pension, and his retirement were not any of the "stressful" problems he had to worry about. When he feels the real stress of life as his subjects do then I'll muster up some sympathy.
kmwee at 10:15 PM JST - 12th December
There is a Chinese saying " every home has a difficult prayer to recite."
DoctorLady at 09:10 AM JST - 14th December
All loyal subjects of the empire must now urge the LDP to amend the law of succession. To restore the Emperor's health, Japan must allow Princess Aiko to be named Crown Prince Naruhito's successor. This succession issue is also reported to be a major factor in Crown Princess Masako's health issues. Anyone who loves or respects the Emperor and Imperial family must support this. In Japanese style, they are subtly commanding their subjects.
realist at 12:14 AM JST - 17th December
Jeff198524 Sorry to disagree with you, but they are not "bums" -they are nice people, and they are the Imperial Family of Japan. The Monarchy is a grand institution - much better than the inferior American presidential system. It needs to change, of course, and they need to clear out the dinosaura in the Imperial Household who are right wing fascists and who bully the Royal Family. Part of the Emperor`s problems have been caused by the bullying of his wife, because she reads the Bible, and also because of the bulyying of his daughter in law, because she couldnt produce a male heir to satisfy the right wing Fascists.