An abdication within the Imperial Family has not occurred since Emperor Kōkaku abdicated in 1817.However the palace has denied those rumors and saying that Akihito does n't intend to abdicate .
An abdication within the Imperial Family has not occurred since Emperor Kōkaku abdicated in 1817 . 
 However , the palace has denied those rumors , saying that Akihito does not intend to abdicate .