Heart bypass for Akihito

[Samurai_Jerk]

Report: Japan emperor to have heart bypass surgery

A Japanese television report says Emperor Akihito will have heart bypass surgery.

Public broadcaster NHK says the 78-year-old Akihito will have the surgery Feb. 18.

[Kanchou]

Well, good bye Heisei, hello...whatever.

[Samurai_Jerk]

Well, good bye Heisei, hello...whatever.

I'm sure the imperial family gets doctors trained outside of Japan so maybe he has a chance of making it. That does makes me wonder how the name of a particular Emperor's reign is chosen though. Does anyone know?

[s4bzzz]

The emperor used to chose himself, but now it is decided by the government. Ganbare Nippon period?

[IparryU]

I'm sure the imperial family gets doctors trained outside of Japan so maybe he has a chance of making it. That does makes me wonder how the name of a particular Emperor's reign is chosen though. Does anyone know?

I asked my inlaws about this and they weren't so sure.

I asked about who will take over when he dies... and they say that he has 3 sons that will take over sequentially until the last one dies.

Then I asked what happens after that cause there is no male in the next generation to take up the throne...

Mom said that they are thinking about giving it to one of the girls but does not seem like it would work cause it would break the Japanese tradition.

This led me back to the first question about what is after Heisei... she said more tax money to Tohoku.

[sublight]

Then I asked what happens after that cause there is no male in the next generation to take up the throne...

#2 son (Akishino) had a son (Hisahito) in 2006. Problem shelved for at least another 60-odd years.

[dimwit]

I'm sure the imperial family gets doctors trained outside of Japan so maybe he has a chance of making it. That does makes me wonder how the name of a particular Emperor's reign is chosen though. Does anyone know?

So, if the doctor screws up are we looking at seppuku?

Seriously, if you look at how they came up with the name 'Heisei' I really doubt that the Emperor dream it up himself. According to Wikipedia:

[quote]On 7 January 1989, at 7:55 am, the grand steward of Japan's Imperial Household Agency, Shō]

Interestingly enough, I noticed that a lot of calenders are not using 'Heisei 24' perhaps speculating that he might not make it though the year.

[Mock Cockpit]

Well, good bye Heisei, hello...whatever.

As far as open heart surgery goes a bypass is pretty routine. Out of ICU in a few days, home in a week usually.