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=== 2016 ===
* July: Emperor Akihito leaks to the press his wishes to retireabdicate.
* 13 July: [[NHK]] reports his wishes to the public.
* 8 August: The Emperor makes address to the public on television and radio implying the above wish.<ref>{{cite web |title=Message from His Majesty The Emperor|url=https://www.kunaicho.go.jp/page/okotoba/detailEn/12 |website=[[Imperial Household Agency]] |access-date=20 September 2023 |date=8 August 2016}}</ref>
* September: [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]] [[Shinzō Abe]] appoints a committee to investigate the legal ramifications of a possible abdication.