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Re:Emperor Akihito of Japan Raises Possibility of Leaving Th... by 77pt77 on Monday August 08, 2016 @09:54AM (#12247737)
> I don't know the polite way of saying die in English, in Japanese, we have a special polite word for the emperor's death

In Osaka I saw the expression, "emperor Hirohito succumbed". I found the euphemism quite entertaining at the time.

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Re:Emperor Akihito of Japan Raises Possibility of Leaving Th... by SerLava on Monday August 08, 2016 @11:31AM (#12248536)
That's extremely interesting.

But to the author of the parent comment, it would probably be best to say 'pass away'

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