Emperor resumes official duties after suffering nausea

That's a miraculous recovery,? Not even a week recovery time. His handlers are brutal to this old man.

It is not clear if the emperor had completely recovered, the spokesman said. 

Then it would be nice from you to, at least, find out about that. I'd guess looking after the Emperor's health is one of the duties of the IHA.

I'd guess looking after the Emperor's health is one of the duties of the IHA.

I'd like to believe that, but I think their only duty is to perpetuate the imperial household, and their jobs.

Tell the IHA to let the poor man retire already

Let the poor man retire now.

While it is true that both Akihito and Naruhito are older than average at date of ascension, it tends to work in a somewhat cyclical pattern in recent times. A long serving monarch will pass their crown down to an already older progeny, who will tend to have a relatively short reign before passing it down to the next generation that'll have a longer reign.

Look at the UK right now. Charles is the eternal Crown Prince, because Liz ain't willing to give up the scepter just yet. So no matter what, Charles is going to have a much shorter reign than his mother, while William will have a decent chance at a 30 year reign or so before passing it off to George.

In the Japanese case, Naruhito will have at most a 30 year reign or so before passing it on to (perhaps) his brother, although most likely Hisahito, who will be roughly middle aged at the time.

I hate to say this, but I almost feel the IHA hopes that the current emperor will pass away before his scheduled abdication. Everybody knows they were not happy when he made the announcement, they didn't want to have to deal with two emperors and the confusion it would create. If the man just suffered a small stroke, why the hell was he never taken to a hospital for an MRI and why is he not resting for at least a week? And then to claim, they are not sure if he has fully recovered but is back at his desk working, he is not some poor schmuck salaryman working for a faceless company, or is he!

You know what.. I'm gonna just say it.

I really don't care if the Emperor (or any other Monarch) has a tummy ache. It's not news to me, unless he (they) are actually doing something that literally (not figuratively) helps the people. For thousands of years these people, sorry.. Gods (!) have been living luxurious lifestyles off the back of 'commoners'. They are no longer relevant. Wake up people!