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Japan's imperial law amendment excludes female emperor

The Japanese government unveiled a draft amendment to the Imperial House Law on the 24th. The Takaichi government is pushing ...

Female succession still off the table as Japan plans overhaul of Imperial Law

Japan’s imperial family has dwindled to just 16 members. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japan Is Running Out of Royals. Are More Men the Answer?

Japan’s legislature is drafting a plan to allow the imperial family to adopt distant male relatives. But some in Japan would ...

Government set to submit bill to revise Imperial House Law

The government moved closer to passing legislation to revise the Imperial House Law to secure a sustainable number of ...

Japan's imperial couple dine with Belgian royals at castle

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako continued their official visit to Belgium on Sunday, dining with King Philippe ...

Proposals on Japan's Imperial family leave key questions unanswered

TOKYO: Proposals designed to ensure an adequate number of Imperial family members have been adopted as the "will of the ...

Imperial couple meet Peace, Japan's oldest bottle-fed polar bear

If not a member of the imperial family, Empress Masako admitted what her “dream job” would have been when she visited the ...
Washington Examiner

Japan weighs science and spirits in resolving its imperial succession crisis

The Imperial House of Japan is not a normal family. It is the oldest existing hereditary monarchy in the world, a mysterious clan descended from the gods of Japanese mythology. The family is also ...