Japan revises imperial law, retains male-only succession

Japan‘s parliament on Friday amended the Imperial House Law to address the royal family’s declining numbers while preserving the country’s male-only succession system, despite broad public backing for female emperors. The first substantive amendment to the 1947 law introduced two key changes: allowing the adoption of men aged 15 and older from former imperial branch […]...

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