日本天皇將於年4月30日正式退位
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，日本政府在皇室會議結束後宣佈，明仁天皇將於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.
日本首相安倍晉三稱，包括首相、政客、司法人士和皇室家庭成員在內的10人蔘加的日本皇室會議，決定了天皇退位日期。After the emperor abdicates, his elder son Crown Prince Naruhito will ascend the throne on May 1, 2019.
在明仁天皇退位後，其長子、皇太子德仁將於2019年5月1日即位。
Japanese Emperor Akihito ascended to the throne after the death in 1989 of his father Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor Showa.
在父親裕仁天皇--死後被追封爲昭和天皇--於1989年去世後，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齡爲由，在一段罕見的視頻中表達了自己想要放棄皇位、並將皇位移交給皇太子的願望。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，日本國會頒佈了一項法律，允許明仁天皇退位，並將自己的職責移交給皇太子德仁。Emperor Akihito will be the first Japanese emperor that relinquishes the throne in around 200 years.
由此，明仁天皇將成爲約200年來首個生前讓位的日本天皇。
