Japan's parliament has amended the Imperial Household Law to address the shortage of heirs. Male descendants of former noble ...

Many people in Japan would like to see Aiko (R), the daughter of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, succeed her fatherImage ...

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

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

The new rules passed by Parliament come as many Japanese had been calling for Princess Aiko, Emperor Naruhito’s 24-year-old ...

Japan’s parliament tweaked the imperial succession law on Friday but maintained the bar on women emperors – despite surveys ...

Japan’s parliament has enacted a historic revision to the 19th-century Imperial House Law by insisting only paternal-lineage males can become emperor ...

Only male descendants in the male line are eligible to inherit the throne; now, the Imperial Family can adopt distant male ...

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. Princess ...

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