Tokyo, July 17 (Jiji Press)--The Diet, Japan's parliament, enacted a bill Friday to revise the Imperial House Law as part of efforts to secure a sufficient number of Imperial Family members, marking the first substantive change to the law since its establishment in 1947.

Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)--Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan agreed Wednesday to postpone a House of…

Tokyo, July 15 (Jiji Press)--The board of a Japanese House of Councillors committee on Wednesday agreed to take a vote on a bill to revise the Imperial House Law on Thursday. The…

Japan’s parliament has enacted a historic revision to the 19th-century Imperial House Law by insisting only paternal-lineage men can become emperor

Tokyo, July 17 (Jiji Press)--The Diet, Japan's parliament, enacted a bill Friday to revise the Imperial House Law as part of efforts to secure a sufficient number of Imperial…

Japan's parliament on Friday enacted changes to imperial succession rules, allowing male distant relatives to rejoin the imperial family and women to retain royal status after…

Japan's parliament on Friday approved changes to the country's imperial succession law, introducing measures aimed at preserving the shrinking royal family but stopping short of…

Japan's revised law reinforces male-only succession, likely positioning Prince Hisahito as the next emperor amid concerns for the imperial family's future.

Japan's parliament on Friday enacted a historic revision to the 19th century Imperial House Law relaxing succession rules but insisted only paternal-lineage men can become…

Nationwide opinion polls in Japan have suggested broad public support for a female emperor, but some conservative political figures remain opposed to the idea.

Royal watchers and experts fear the new measures could doom the 1,500-year-old hereditary institution by insisting that only men can be emperor, sparking worry about the…

Royal watchers and experts fear the new measures could doom the 1,500-year-old hereditary institution by insisting that only males can be emperor.