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Japan's parliament advances bill to shore up imperial succession

Why Japan's new imperial law keeps women off the throne

Japan’s Parliament on Friday approved the first major revision of the country’s imperial succession laws, to address the risk that the last young male heir may not have a son. By l...

Japan enshrines in law male-only succession for its shrinking imperial family

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 changes rules to save shrinking monarchy, but bars female emperors

Japan’s parliament approved on Friday a revised Imperial House Law to address the issue of the shrinking royal family, while retaining the long-standing male-only succession system...

After years, Takaichi achieves Imperial House Law revision by force of numbers

The common male ancestor of the former 11 imperial family branches and the current emperor goes back about 600 years.

Japan changes royal rules but sidesteps female succession: 5 things to know

U.N. hails women’s rights in response to Japan’s revision of Imperial House Law

The revised law maintains the rule limiting the right of succession to the throne to male members in the male line.

Japan revises law to ensure supply of (male) heirs to the imperial throne

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

Asian nation with 1,500-year-old imperial line insists only men can become emperor in policy revision

Japan's Parliament voted Friday to enshrine male-only succession for the imperial throne, part of a monarchy that traces its origins back roughly 1,50...

Japan Imperial Household law to permit adoption from cadet branch

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a legislative victory on Friday with the passage of a revision to the Imperial Household Law, but she faced significant criticism for her manageme...

新たな典範で皇位継承は安定するか　首相の「感慨」と手つかずの課題

39% support imperial succession by sons of adoptees: poll

Meanwhile, 26.9% voiced opposition to the proposal, while 33.6% said neither or that they are undecided.

Two debates, one household: The politics of family in Japan

In the traditionalist reading, all 126 emperors descend from the first through fathers only, an unbroken mythical chain reaching back more than 2,600 years.

Bills to preserve imperial family clear Upper House

They pave the way for the first major revision of the Imperial House Law since its establishment in 1947.

Japan revises law on royals, keeps blocking women from throne

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

CDP and CRA’s opposing stances on imperial family bills cloud prospect for merger

The CDP opposes a clause that allows future male offspring of newly reinstated members of the imperial family to become heirs.

Prince Hisahito, second in line to throne, turns 20

The prince is a second-year student of the College of Biological Sciences in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Tsukuba.

Royal Family makes shocking change to succession laws - but there's a catch

This is the first change made to a certain law since 1949.

Prince Hisahito offers flowers for Hiroshima A-bomb victims

This is the first time the prince has undertaken official duties outside Tokyo without being accompanied by other members of the Imperial Family.

The queen who made tradition modern

The Japanese parliament’s recent decision to continue barring women from the throne stands in stark contrast to what has happened in the West. Europe offers several remarkable exam...

上皇さまの意向受け、将来の葬儀の規模縮小へ　宮内庁が検討

Japan’s crown prince honours settlers who built Paraguay ties

Japan’s Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko attended a ceremony on Friday marking 90 years of Japanese immigration to Paraguay, with the prince praising in a spe...

天皇、皇后両陛下が全国戦没者追悼式に出席　10日からの皇室の予定