Japan also used to allow women to sit on the Chrysanthemum Throne, but that was centuries ago.

日本也曾允许女性坐上菊花王座，但那是几个世纪前的事了。

Emperor Akihito stepped down from the Chrysanthemum Throne on April 30 after 30 years of being the Japanese monarch.

日本明仁天皇于4月30日退位，结束了30年的天皇生涯。

And on Wednesday, his son, Crown Prince Naruhito will become the 126th emperor to ascend to Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne, the name given both to the emperor's position and to his seat, used during the coronation ceremony.

星期三，他的儿子，德仁皇太子将成为第126位天皇，登上日本的菊花王位，这是在加冕典礼期间给天皇的位置和座位起的名字。