Japan revises law on imperial succession, but female emperors still banned
The latest legal revision makes no mention of female or maternal-line emperors. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Japan revises imperial succession law but retains ban on female emperors
Japan's parliament on Friday approved a bill to revise the country's Imperial House Law, which sets out the line of succession to the Japanese imperial throne. The changes will allow the imperial ...
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Japan's Crown Prince Akishino has 'mixed feelings' on revised male-only imperial succession law
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Crown Prince Akishino, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, on Thursday said he has “mixed feelings” about the government's revision to the Imperial House Law that reinforces ...
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Japan relaxes royal succession rules - but ban on female emperors remain
The new bill also allows the adoption of male distant relatives aged over 15 back into the imperial family.