Japan's Emperor Akihito is expected to abdicate on April 30, 2019, the Japanese government said following a meeting of the Imperial House Council.

近日，日本政府在皇室会议结束后宣布，明仁天皇将于2019年4月30日退位。
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that the 10-member Imperial House Council meeting, involving the prime minister, politicians, the judiciary and imperial family members, decided on the abdication date.
日本首相安倍晋三称，包括首相、政客、司法人士和皇室家庭成员在内的10人参加的日本皇室会议，决定了天皇退位日期。
After the emperor abdicates, his elder son Crown Prince Naruhito will ascend the throne on May 1, 2019.
在明仁天皇退位后，其长子、皇太子德仁将于2019年5月1日即位。
日本天皇将于2019年4月30日正式退位

Japanese Emperor Akihito ascended to the throne after the death in 1989 of his father Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor Showa.

在父亲裕仁天皇--死后被追封为昭和天皇--于1989年去世后，明仁天皇登上了皇位。
He indicated his wish to relinquish and hand over the throne to the crown prince in a rare video message in August last year, citing his age.
去年8月，明仁天皇以自己的年龄为由，在一段罕见的视频中表达了自己想要放弃皇位、并将皇位移交给皇太子的愿望。
Japan's parliament enacted in June a law to allow Emperor Akihito to step down and pass his duties over to Crown Prince Naruhito.
今年6月，日本国会颁布了一项法律，允许明仁天皇退位，并将自己的职责移交给皇太子德仁。
Emperor Akihito will be the first Japanese emperor that relinquishes the throne in around 200 years.
由此，明仁天皇将成为约200年来首个生前让位的日本天皇。

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