Crown Prince Akishino faced reporters days after Japan revised its imperial succession law. His answer: "The reality is that ...
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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 ...
Questions remain about who will succeed Emperor Naruhito, but even the most recent rule change prevents Princess Aiko, the emperor’s only child, from taking the throne YOSHIKAZU ...
Japan is running out of royals, and it is putting the world's oldest continuous hereditary monarchy at risk. There are only three people in line to inherit Japan's Chrysanthemum Throne, and one of ...
Japan's imperial family just returned to Tokyo after a few days at the Nasu Imperial Villa, one of the historic royal residences and a regular summer retreat. During one of their traditional outings, ...
The Japan Imperial Family continues to shrink; as of this writing, it only has 16 members. Yet, a new law passed in July 2026 is attempting to reverse this trend: Now, women in the family will not ...
A popular princess drives support for having a female Japanese Emperor. But the country's first female prime minister opposes it.
Japan’s Parliament voted Friday to enshrine male-only succession for the imperial throne, part of a monarchy that traces its origins back roughly 1,500 years. Lawmakers did so by revising an Imperial ...
Japan’s Parliament voted Friday to enshrine male-only succession for the imperial throne, part of a monarchy that traces its origins back roughly 1,500 years. Lawmakers did so by revising an Imperial ...
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