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Japan revises Imperial House Law to address shrinking royal family

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Japan has enacted a revised Imperial House Law aimed at addressing the shrinking size of its imperial family. The new legislation permits the adoption of males aged 15 or older from former imperial branch families, who can then have male descendants eligible for the Chrysanthemum Throne. Additionally, female members of the imperial family will now be allowed to retain their royal status after marrying commoners, though the law does not permit female succession or succession through the maternal line. AI

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Japan revises Imperial House Law to address shrinking royal family

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Kyodo ·

    Revised law to maintain Japan’s imperial family size takes effect

    A revised Imperial House Law took effect on Saturday to address Japan’s shrinking imperial family while retaining the traditional male-only succession system despite public support for female emperors. The legislation, enacted in July in the first major revision of the 1947 law, …

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