Next month 8th "Rikkoshi no Rei" Government ceremony to discuss stable succession to the throne October 9th 6:37
The government has decided to hold a "Rikkoshi no Rei" postponed due to the spread of the new coronavirus on the 8th of next month.
Since this is the end of a series of ceremonies that accompany the succession of the throne, we plan to start discussions on issues such as ensuring stable succession to the throne after the ceremony.
The "Rikkoshi no Rei", which widely informs both inside and outside of Japan that Akishinomiya has become the "crown prince" who has succeeded to the throne, was postponed due to the spread of the new coronavirus, but the government , The ceremony committee on the 8th decided to hold it on the 8th next month.
Since the "Rikkoshi no Rei" is the last of a series of ceremonies accompanying the succession of the throne, the government has requested the Diet to promptly consider issues such as ensuring stable succession to the throne and reducing the number of royal families. Based on the above, we plan to start discussions after the ceremony.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato said at a press conference, "Maintaining stable succession to the throne is an extremely serious issue regarding the basics of the nation, and we are cautious, taking into account the weight that male succession has been maintained without exception since ancient times. We will carefully consider it. "
The government is proceeding with arranging issues and issues by verifying the background of the discussions so far and listening to individual opinions from experts at the administrative level, and carefully considering the trends of public opinion. I am going to proceed.