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

The Imperial Family has just undergone some major changes, and while Princess Aiko is still barred from the throne, she will ...

Japanese lawmakers revised succession rules to bolster the dwindling ranks of the royal family but ignored public backing to ...

A law set to pass Friday by Japan's parliament could doom its 1,500-year-old hereditary institution by insisting that only ...

The Japanese parliament has approved a bill to relax imperial succession rules, amid concerns over the dwindling size of the ...

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

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

Japan's Parliament revised the Imperial House Law to cement male-only succession, blocking Princess Aiko from inheriting the ...

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

Japan's parliament tweaked the imperial succession law but maintained the bar on women emperors - despite surveys suggesting ...

Japan’s parliament approved revisions to the Imperial House Law, maintaining male-line succession for the throne. The changes ...

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