Other than that, opinion advocating abolishment of the Emperor and theory which states the revision of the name of era by the abdication of Emperor Showa and enthronement of the Crown Prince is appropriate, were advocated by Shigeru NANBARA, Soichi SASAKI, Yasuhiro NAKASONE, and others, but were backed by only some of the people.
その外、天皇の廃位を唱える見解や昭和天皇の退位と皇太子の即位により元号を改正するのが妥当とする説も、南原繁・佐々木惣一・中曽根康弘らが唱えたが、一部に止まった。