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Japan’s Imperial Lineage in Crisis | Texas News
Japan’s parliament just passed a sweeping revision to the Imperial House Law, locking in a centuries-old rule that only male heirs can ascend the throne — even as public opinion strongly favors Princess Aiko, Emperor Naruhito’s daughter. The new law allows adoption of distant male relatives to preserve the male line and lets princesses marry commoners while retaining royal status — though their spouses and children remain outside the succession. Supporters defend the male-only line as essential to imperial authority, while critics call it a rigid defense of patriarchy. With only a handful of…
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