Summary
The government hopes to build cross-party consensus on the possible abdication of the emperor before Diet of the next year session as the ruling and opposition parties is different on how extensive debate on the issue should be in Japan. Shinzo Abe who is Prime Minister believes it is necessary to consider the views of lawmakers. In the other hand, the Diet has never deliberated on laws pertaining to the Imperial system. The government is reluctant to make permanent changes to Imperial House Law, however a lot of opposition parties consider a provision for abdication to be a hurried response. Plans have already emerged to include language on a continued consideration of comprehensive changes to the system in the legislation draft in a nod to opposition parties.
Opinion
The Imperial system in present circumstances is not what imperial cannot abdicate until he dies. That is to say, if the Diet is for the intention of imperial, it needs to revise the Imperial Household Law. However, it is a permanent law, so if the Diet agrees with a rule of an abdication while alive, it is possible that a state of Imperial Household and a succession to be Imperial Throne are confused. After this, The diet should think over the Imperial system and if it changes the Imperial Household Law, it takes responsibility and continue the management of Imperial system.