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Japan's parliament enacted imperial succession reforms on Friday allowing male relatives to rejoin the imperial family and women to keep their status after marrying commoners, yet maintained the centuries-old prohibition against female emperors despite strong public backing for change.
Japan's parliament has approved a revised Imperial House Law allowing male adoptions from former branch families and permitting women to retain imperial status after marrying commoners, while preserving the male-line succession tradition.
Japan's parliament has approved landmark reforms to its Imperial House Law after a single day of debate, marking the first major revision since 1947. The changes aim to stabilize the shrinking imperial family through adoption and female retention provisions.
Japan's cabinet has approved legislation to revise the Imperial House Law, permitting adoption of male heirs from former branch families while maintaining the male-line succession system. The bill notably avoids addressing female succession despite 83% public support.