A popular princess drives support for having a female Japanese Emperor. But the country's first female prime minister opposes it.
Japan's Emperor Naruhito leaves following a ceremony to proclaim his enthronement to the world at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in 2019.
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Japan revises succession law but retains ban on female emperors
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Japan changes rules to save shrinking monarchy, but bars female emperors
Japan revises imperial succession but still excludes women
Japan changes imperial succession law but keeps ban on female emperor
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Japan enshrines male-only succession for the shrinking imperial family
Japan's parliament enshrines male-only succession for the shrinking imperial family
