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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.
Facing a shrinking male-only Imperial line, Japan is weighing a plan to revive former collateral branches to widen the pool of male successors, while a push to let a female emperor faces stiff opposition from the ruling party and traditionalists—even as polls show many Japanese support gender-inclusive leadership.
A man in Japan stripped naked during Emperor Naruhito's New Year's address at the Imperial Palace, was restrained by security, and reportedly announced his intentions on social media.
A Patek Philippe watch that belonged to China's last emperor, Aisin-Gioro Puyi, has sold for a record $6.2 million at a live auction in Hong Kong. The rare timepiece was sold to an Asian collector after six minutes of bidding. The auction house, Phillips, said it was a record for a wristwatch previously owned by an emperor as well as for the Patek Philippe Reference 96 Quantieme Lune, of which there are only eight known to exist.