Judy Bain, 81, spent most of her life unaware she was a direct descendant of the daring pilot Arthur Whitten Brown ...

New legislation aims to address the shrinking ranks of Japan's imperial family, while preserving male-only succession despite ...

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Princess Aiko may retain her imperial title after marriage, but Japan’s new household reform still gives her no legal path to ...

Japan's Parliament has adjusted imperial succession laws, seeking to ensure the royal line endures, but maintained the bar on ...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have adopted a new strategy for their children Archie and Lilibet for visiting Britain.The ...

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

Officials and staff who work in support of Japan's imperial family are facing unprecedented uncertainty as to how their ...

The bill allows the imperial family to adopt distant male relatives over the age of 15 and lets women keep their royal status ...

A revised imperial law keeps the long-standing male-only succession system, defying public support for female emperors.

Japan’s parliament enacted Friday a historic revision to the 19th-century Imperial House Law by insisting only ...

Japan's parliament has overhauled imperial succession rules to prevent the royal line from dying out. The upper house of the ...