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Conclusion Expected in Fall on Female Successor to Imperial Throne.
(From Journal of Japanese Trade & Industry (JJTI))
A newly established government panel is expected to reach a conclusion this fall on whether to revise the Imperial House Law in order to allow female members of the Imperial family to ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne. Meanwhile, the engagement of Princess Sayako - popularly known as Princess Nori and Emperor Akihito's only daughter - to Kuroda Yoshiki, a Tokyo metropolitan government employee, was officially announced last December. The wedding will take place sometime this fall. The marriage will be the first in 45 years for a female member of an Emperor's immediate family. This fall is expected to mark "the season of female Imperial family members."
The Constitution of Japan stipulates that the Imperial Throne shall be dynastic and succeeded to in accordance with the Imperial House Law passed by the Diet. The law allows only male heirs to ascend the Imperial Throne but no male heirs have been born to the Imperial family for almost 40 years since Prince Akishino, the second son of the Emperor, was born in 1965. Of the 22 Imperial family members, only six ...
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