Okada calls for emperor's own words at Diet opening ceremony

Reported by Kyodo on Friday, 23 October 2009 (on October 23, 2009)

In an unusual comment by a Cabinet member, Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada urged the Imperial Household Agency on Friday to arrange for Emperor Akihito to deliver his own words at the opening ceremonies of parliamentary sessions instead of having him repeat ritual phrases. Under the Japanese Constitution, the emperor shall, with the advice and approval of the Cabinet, perform the convocation of the Diet.

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