Japan relaxes royal succession rules - but ban on female emperors remain
2 sources·Updated July 17, 2026
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- NPR News Now·6d agoJapan revises law to ensure supply of (male) heirs to the imperial throne
A popular princess drives support for having a female Japanese Emperor. But the country's first female prime minister opposes it.
Read at NPR News Now → - BBC World·6d agoJapan relaxes royal succession rules - but ban on female emperors remain
The new bill also allows the adoption of male distant relatives aged over 15 back into the imperial family.
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