LDP calls for titling Emperor ‘head of s

LDP calls for titling Emperor ‘head of state’
Deviating from its economic agenda, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday called for revising the Constitution to designate the Emperor as “head of state” instead of “symbol of the state” — a move that would end his figurehead status and possibly give him actual political and government-related powers. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/14/national/ldp-calls-for-titling-emperor-head-of-state/#.UUHTPFcl-zl