Who will be Japan's new emperor after Akihito abdicates?

Who will be Japan's new emperor after Akihito abdicates? Read more: http://bit.ly/29EfVPe Head Akihito of Japan is set to resign in the coming years, the nation's open supporter NHK declared on Wednesday. It's been right around 200 years since a renouncement occurred when Emperor Kokaku ventured down, so what will this mean for the present day country? As per Japan's Imperial House law, the ruler is succeeded by the closest male relative. This would be Crown Prince Naruhito, the senior child of the ruler and his better half Empress Michiko. Naruhito, 56, is hitched to Crown Princess Masako and the couple have one little girl together Princess Aiko, 14. It is not yet known when the ruler will relinquish. Rather NHK declared that it would happen in the coming years and theory focuses to the 82-year-old head's weakness as the reason.