Female births have far outweighed male births in recent generations of the Japanese royal family and the ... does not have a male child, the line of succession will be broken - prompting some ...
Under current law, female members of the Japanese imperial family lose their royal status upon marriage and are excluded from ...
Under the Imperial Household Law of 1947, succession is limited to male heirs on the emperor's father's side (i.e. down the paternal line). Naruhito, the grandson of Japan's longest reigning ...
Female births have far outweighed male births in recent generations of the Japanese royal family and the ... so that any future sons could join the line of succession. This is opposed by ...
The vast majority of Japan’s public supports changing the law to allow her to remain a royal and become emperor, but conservatives in the governing party insist on keeping male-only succession.
The vast majority of Japan’s public supports changing the law to allow her to remain a royal and become emperor, but conservatives in the governing party insist on keeping male-only succession.
The Japanese emperor is considered a symbol ... The Imperial Household Law explicitly excludes princesses from the line of succession, restricting their right to become monarchs.