@article{2018:kurishima:die_ermg,
title = {Die Ermöglichung der Abdankung des japanischen Kaisers – Ein erster Schritt zur Entmythologisierung des Kaisertums?},
year = {2018},
note = {On 16 June 2017 a special bill on the abdication of the Emperor was
promulgated in Japan thereby allowing Emperor Akihito, 83 years old at
that time, to step down, the first Emperor to do so in the last 200
years. At first sight, this decision appears to be very rational. In
the last 29 years, Emperor Akihito has achieved a lot, far more than
is necessary as an Emperor of Japan. It is only natural that people
would say that it is about time for him to rest well. However, some of
the right-wing conservatives in Japan were vehemently opposed to
allowing the Emperor to abdicate. Together with other long-discussed
problems with the Imperial House of Japan, especially that of allowing
a female successor, this has become one of the most controversial
issues in Japanese politics during the last few years. In this
article, the author explains the political background and legal
problems of this controversy. In order to give a clearer picture of
the discussion, the history of the Imperial House, as well as its
current problems will be mentioned.},
journal = {VRÜ Verfassung und Recht in Übersee},
pages = {103--114},
author = {Kurishima, Tomoaki},
volume = {51},
number = {1}
}