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 tweaks imperial law but keeps throne male-only, barring women emperors
A popular princess drives support for having a female Japanese Emperor. But the country's first female prime minister opposes it.
Nationwide opinion polls in Japan have suggested broad public support for a female emperor, but some conservative political…
New legislation aims to address the shrinking ranks of Japan's imperial family, while preserving male-only succession despite…
A revised imperial law keeps the long-standing male-only succession system, defying public support for female emperors.
Japan's imperial family has just 16 members, only five of them men, most elderly; if Prince Hisahito, 19, has no son, the dynasty…
Parliament has adjusted imperial succession laws in the country, seeking to ensure the royal line endures, but maintained the bar…
