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Summary: Is Japan's Emperor Akihito preparing to abdicate? Plus: Thailand votes to change the country's constitution and we speak to a former pentathlete as part of our series on some of the more unusual Olympic sports.
Summary: Is Japan's Emperor Akihito preparing to abdicate? Plus: Thailand votes to change the country's constitution and we speak to a former pentathlete as part of our series on some of the more unusual Olympic sports.