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Japan revises imperial law for sustainable system, keeps male-line throne

Japan's parliament on Friday revised the Imperial House Law to address the issue of the shrinking royal family, while retaining the long-standing male-only succession system, despite public support for female emperors.

Bangkok Post

Japan relaxes royal succession law but women still can’t become emperors

New measures will also allow princesses to keep their royal status if they marry a commoner

The Independent UK

Japan tweaks imperial law but keeps throne male-only, barring women emperors

The legislation, passed by a large majority in the upper house, permits unmarried male descendants from former imperial branch families to be adopted back into the imperial household. It also allows female members of the imperial family to retain their royal status after marrying commoners, a privilege that was already…

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Japan changes imperial succession law but keeps ban on female emperor

Japan's parliament on Friday enacted changes to imperial succession rules, allowing male distant relatives to rejoin the imperial family and women to retain royal status after marrying commoners. The legislation, however, keeps the ban on female emperors despite opinion polls showing broad public support for allowing women to ascend the…

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Japan's imperial family is diminishing. Plan for male-only succession could make it worse

A law set to pass Friday by Japan’s parliament could doom its 1,500-year-old hereditary institution by insisting that only men can be emperor, sparking worry about the shrinking, fast-aging imperial family

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Japan's Royal Family Is Running Out of Heirs, But Women Are Still Barred From Becoming Emperor

Japan's royal succession crisis deepens as a scholar calls the ban on female emperors 'plainly misogyny' while the imperial family is left with just three eligible heirs.

International Business Times UK

Japan deploys AI ‘police chief’ to tackle record $2bn fraud epidemic

Known as AIko, the AI ‘police chief’ has been introduced as part of a campaign to combat increasingly sophisticated scams

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Japan ruling party lawmaker rejects female emperor

KYODO — A senior lawmaker from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Sunday that Princess Aiko cannot become emperor under Japan's current succession law, adding that no one would want to marry her if she did.

Bangkok Post

I tried the most popular 7,000-step walking workouts on YouTube—this was a clear favorite

Boost your step count without leaving the house

Fit & Well

Japan's emperor expresses concern about 3/11 disaster survivors on his 66th birthday

Japanese Emperor Naruhito has expressed concern about the scars that remain for survivors of the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in comments released for his 66th birthday Monday just weeks before the March 11 anniversary

The Independent UK

Princess Aiko's popularity sparks calls to change Japan's male-only succession law

Princess Aiko's increasing popularity is sparking discussions about changing Japan's male-only succession law

The Independent UK

I tried this 20-minute Japanese walking workout and I felt less stressed afterwards

This low-impact workout is surprisingly energizing

Fit & Well

Japan’s emperor and his family mourn Nagasaki atomic bomb victims, marking 80 years since tragedy

Japanese Emperor Naruhito, accompanied by his wife and daughter, have paid their respects to atomic bombing victims in Nagasaki as he wrapped up a tour to some of the worst-hit places in World War II and Japan marked the 80th anniversary of the bombing

The Independent UK

Prince Hisahito is the first male royal to reach adulthood in Japan in 40 years. He may be the last

The young prince is a symbol of the challenges facing the world's oldest monarchy

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I put ChatGPT-5's creative writing features to the test with 5 challenging prompts — here's the results

GPT-5 saw a major boost in creative writing skills, so I put it to test across a range of genres

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Tom Ridgway obituary

Other lives: Writer, editor and translator who loved to travel

Evening Standard

Too Much: who are all the celebs in the cast of Lena Dunham's Netflix show?

The cast list is extensive and starry: we dive right in

The Independent UK

Japan's emperor and his family pray in Okinawa for the victims of the island battle 80 years ago

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family have prayed for all the war dead in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II fought on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa 80 years ago

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Quirky And Hilarious Nature Of Cats: 40 Illustrations Drawn In A Vintage Style By This Artist

There can never be too much artwork based on cats—and so, today, we present you with Jesse Jarldane, an artist who draws funny cat behavior in a vintage poster style. The post Quirky And Hilarious Nature Of Cats: 40 Illustrations Drawn In A Vintage Style By This Artist first appeared…

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Japanese emperor and his family greet flag-waving crowd at the palace for New Year's

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family waved from a balcony window to throngs of New Year’s well-wishers, some shouting, “Banzai,” which means “long live,” while others waved small paper Japanese flags, as they gathered at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo

The Independent UK

Japan’s Princess Aiko turns 23 as doubts about her future in imperial family remain

Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, graduated from university earlier this year

Total Film

Like a Dragon: Yakuza season 1 ending explained: who died, the Dragon of Dojima tattoo, and who is the Devil?

The Devil is in the details

The Times of India

How this 18 year old Japanese prince can save the world's oldest monarchy

At a time when Japan is facing the problem of a fast-ageing and shrinking population, it seems the Japanese Royal family too is hit by it. The Japanese Imperial Royal family is headed by Naruhito-- the emperor, and apart from him there are only three other male members of their…

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Prince Hisahito Turns 18, Faces Imperial Succession Challenges

Prince Hisahito's 18th birthday marks a milestone for Japan's royal family, facing succession challenges and considering reforms to maintain lineage.

The Independent UK

Prince Hisahito becomes the first royal male in Japan to reach adulthood in 4 decades.

In a big milestone for Japan’s royal family, Prince Hisahito has turned 18, becoming the first male royal family member to reach adulthood in almost four decades

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