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...

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

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 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.

La nueva legislación permite que familiares varones lejanos de la familia imperial, mayores de 15 años y solteros, regresen al registro imperial. Además, establece que los futuros…

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.

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...

Japan's imperial family has just 16 members, only five of them men, most elderly; if Prince Hisahito, 19, has no son, the dynasty could end; though 70% support female succession,…

New legislation aims to address the shrinking ranks of Japan's imperial family, while preserving male-only succession despite broad support for a female emperor.