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Japan's Imperial family changes succession rules amid threat of 'extinction'

Japan's Royal Family has relaxed its succession rules as it struggles with the lack of heirs - but the ban on female empresses remains.

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Japan moves to reinvigorate royal family but keeps succession male-only

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Japan majorly overhauls royal family - with huge impact on Princess Aiko

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Japan Takes Historic Step to Solve Succession Crisis, but the Throne Remains Off-Limits to Women

Questions remain about who will succeed Emperor Naruhito, but even the most recent rule change prevents Princess Aiko, the ...

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Japan Revises Royal Succession Rules as Imperial Family Shrinks

For the first time since 1949, Japan has updated its Imperial House Law to expand the number of eligible members of the Japanese royal family, but the new rule continues to exclude women.

Japan is running out of royals. So why won’t it let women become emperor?

Japan may have its first ever female prime minister, but her government’s attempts to avoid a royal succession crisis are ...

Can Women Inherit Japan's Throne? New Imperial Law Explained

Parliament's revision expands the male heir pool through adoption while keeping Princess Aiko barred from the throne, defying ...

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