BY TAI KAWABATA, JAPAN TIMES, TOKYO

YOKOHAMA: The Japanese people and their lawmakers should start discussing whether Japan should abolish the emperor system and become a republic because it legitimizes discrimination based on social status, a law professor said Saturday at an event to oppose National Foundation Day.

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