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Princess Aiko’s Popularity Sparks Calls to Change Japan’s Male-only Succession Law
Supporters use social media and comics to urge law change as Princess Aiko’s popularity grows amid concerns Japan's male-only succession risks monarchy's survival.
- Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, is gaining popularity and support to become Japan's future monarch.
- The 1947 Imperial House Law only allows male-line succession and forces female royals who marry commoners to lose their royal status.
- Experts say the female ban should be lifted before the royal family dies out, but conservative lawmakers oppose the change.
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Inside the Growing Call to Let This Woman Be Monarch
Japan's beloved Princess Aiko is often cheered like a pop star. During a visit to Nagasaki with Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, the sound of her name being screamed by well-wishers along the roads overwhelmed the cheers for her parents. Now the 24-year-old's supporters want to change Japan's male-only succession...
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Japanese Princess Aiko has turned 24. The only daughter of the Japanese emperor, who is very popular among the population, is not allowed to take over the leadership of the monarchy because she is a woman, and many want this conservative rule to change.
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Leaning Left14Leaning Right4Center11Last UpdatedBias Distribution48% Left
Bias Distribution
- 48% of the sources lean Left
48% Left
L 48%
C 38%
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