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Major parties back draft proposal on Japan's imperial family law revision
The draft would let female royals keep status after marriage and could add male adoptees as heirs, as parties seek to widen the succession pool.
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On the 11th, Liberal Democratic Party Vice President Taro Aso stated that, following the conclusion of a "legislative consensus" reached on the 10th, "we absolutely want to achieve the revision of the Imperial House Law in this Diet session." The party's "Consultative Meeting on Ensuring Stable Imperial Succession" had been studying...
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Japan TodayMajor parties back draft proposal on Japan's imperial family law revision
Most of the major ruling and opposition parties on Monday showed support for a draft proposal by Japan's lower and upper house speakers for a law revision to maintain the number of imperial family members, amid concerns over a stable imperial succession.
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Leaning Left2Leaning Right0Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution67% Left
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources lean Left
67% Left
L 67%
C 33%
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