Japan cabinet oks bill related to gifts for imperial family

June 7, 2019

Tokyo--Japan's cabinet adopted on Friday a bill to allow the Imperial Family to receive tributes worth more than 6 million yen that would be presented to celebrate the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito.

The bill will be submitted to the Diet, the country's parliament, later.

Emperor Naruhito ascended to the throne on May 1, and a series of "Sokui-no-Rei" enthronement ceremonies are set to be held in October.

Based on rules including Article 8 the constitution, approval by the Diet is required for the Imperial Family to receive goods worth over 6 million yen.

When Emperor Emeritus Akihito, the father of the current Emperor, assumed the throne in 1989, 58 offers of gifts were made by organizations including the Diet, the cabinet, courts, prefectural governments and associations of Japanese living abroad.

Offers of tributes have been made this time too, to celebrate the new Emperor, according to the Imperial Household Agency.

The bill allows such tributes to be made from Oct. 11 to Nov. 29. Jiji Press