Japan enshrines male-only imperial succession, sidelining Princess Aiko
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Japan’s parliament revised the Imperial House Law to keep the throne in the male line, allowing distant male relatives to be adopted as heirs; Princess Aiko remains ineligible to ascend, while the changes also permit princesses to retain royal status after marrying commoners, a move aimed at stabilizing a shrinking imperial family but triggering debate over tradition versus modernity.
- Japan votes to keep emperor succession male-only, blocking Princess Aiko from throne New York Post
- Japan enshrines in law male-only succession for its shrinking imperial family PBS
- Japan relaxes royal succession rules - but ban on female emperors remains BBC
- Japan revises law on royals, keeps blocking women from throne NPR
- Japan Maintains Male-Only Imperial Tradition With Succession Law Bloomberg.com
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