The latest legal revision makes no mention of female or maternal-line emperors. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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 ...

Parliament has adjusted imperial succession laws in the country, seeking to ensure the royal line endures, but maintained the bar on women emperors. A popular princess, Aiko, would be next in line if ...

The revised law aims to address issue of the shrinking royal family. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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