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.

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

La nueva norma abre las puertas a futuros sucesores masculinos y refuerza al mismo tiempo el veto al acceso de mujeres al trono, contrariando los sondeos de opinión pública

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

Si Hisahito n’a pas de fils, il n’aura aucun héritier et la lignée s’éteindrait, selon les règles en vigueur jusqu’ici.

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.

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.