An image of Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on his birthday.

本周三，日本明仁天皇迎来了他76岁的生日。

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If he were to abdicate, it would be the first time a Japanese emperor has stepped down since emperor Kokaku in 1817.

如果明仁天皇退位，这将是1817年光格天皇退位之后，首次有日本天皇退位。

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In an annual ritual, the Japanese emperor makes an offering of rice harvested from paddies within the palace grounds to Shinto deities.

在每年的祭拜仪式上，日本的天皇都会拿离神社最近的稻田产的水稻来供奉。

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The Constitution of Japan was promulgated and became effective on November 3, 1946, when it was signed by the Japanese Emperor Hirohito and all the ministers of government on that day.

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For starters, the Indian government never embarked on an official program to mandate Western clothes in the workplace as the Japanese Emperor Meiji did in the early 1900s, triggering a decline in traditional outfits.

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Despite this liberation the queen remains a passive figure, sought out only if there is a crisis in the Commonwealth, a row over royal finances or a controversial state occasion such as the visit of the much-reviled Japanese Emperor Hirohito in 1971.

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