Japan tries to save its imperial family while keeping women from the throne

Japan's proposed imperial reform would let princesses remain in the family after marriage while preserving the country's male ...

Imperial law revision bill to pass Japan lower house as Diet gridlock ends

Ruling and opposition parties have formally agreed to hold a House of Representatives plenary session on Friday to deliberate ...

Editorial: Debate on revising Japan's imperial law behind 'closed doors' unacceptable

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has proposed that committee deliberations in the House of Councillors on a bill to ...
The Japan Times

Imperial family bill may clear Lower House as early as Friday

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party said it would agree to hold intensive discussions at the Budget Committee of the Diet’s ...

Japan historian questions claim of unbroken male-line Imperial succession

The Japanese government on June 30 approved a proposed revision to the Imperial House Law that includes measures to secure ...

Imperial family succession plan expected to face bitter opposition

The government has drafted a proposal to grant the sons of patrilineal descendants adopted into the imperial family the right ...
Washington Examiner

Japan weighs science and spirits in resolving its imperial succession crisis

The Imperial House of Japan is not a normal family. It is the oldest existing hereditary monarchy in the world, a mysterious clan descended from the gods of Japanese mythology. The family is also ...