Japan’s parliament tweaked the imperial succession law on July 17 but maintained the bar on women emperors, despite surveys suggesting wide public support for the idea.

A law set to pass Friday by Japan’s parliament could doom its 1,500-year-old hereditary institution by insisting that only men can be emperor, sparking worry about the shrinking,…

A popular princess drives support for having a female Japanese Emperor. But the country's first female prime minister opposes it.

A popular princess drives support for having a female Japanese Emperor. But the country's first female prime minister opposes it.

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 (AP) — A law set to pass Friday by Japan's parliament could doom its 1,500-year-old hereditary institution by insisting that only men can be emperor, sparking worry about the

Pesquisa realizada em maio revelou que 72% dos entrevistados eram a favor de mudar as regras

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…

TOKYO: Japan's parliament enacted changes to the imperial succession law on Friday (Jul 17) but maintained the bar on a woman becoming emperor despite surveys suggesting wide…

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 parliament tweaked the imperial succession law on Friday but maintained the bar on women emperors -- despite surveys suggesting wide public support for the idea.

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.

New measures will also allow princesses to keep their royal status if they marry a commoner

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…

Japan’s parliament tweaked the imperial succession law on July 17 but maintained the bar on women emperors, despite surveys suggesting wide public support for the idea.

Japanese lawmakers revised succession rules to bolster the dwindling ranks of the royal family but ignored public backing to permit female succession.

El Parlamento japonés rechazó abrir la sucesión imperial a las mujeres y optó por reincorporar parientes varones para garantizar un heredero al trono.

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.

TOKYO, July 19 — Officials and staff who work in support of Japan’s imperial family are facing unprecedented uncertainty as to how their duties in the royal system will be...