Japan's parliament approved a landmark amendment to the Imperial House Law last Friday, marking the first revision to the ...
Japanese lawmakers revised succession rules to bolster the dwindling ranks of the royal family but ignored public backing to ...
The Japanese Imperial Family has only sixteen current members.
Japan has had eight reigning empresses throughout its history, but a law introduced in 1889 formally barred women from ...
The abdication of Emperor Akihito on April 30 2019 and the enthronement of his eldest son Naruhito the following day as the 126th emperor of Japan, was a landmark event. This was the first abdication ...
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