Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

UNBELIEVABLE: Mako | History Defined

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 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…

France 24

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

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Florida woman mauled to death by two dogs despite neighbors reporting owner to police multiple times

Linda Cutler is due to appear in court on manslaughter charges over the death of Jodi Cowan

The Independent UK

Bring Me The Horizon join DJ ILLENIUM’s star-studded new album Odyssey

Bring Me The Horizon, Ellie Goulding, Tom Grennan and Kid Cudi are among those to contribute to the eclectic release.

BANG Premier

20 People Who Were Part Of Royalty But Decided To Part Ways With Their Duties

These 20 royals said “no thanks” to tradition.

Bored Panda

Owen Farrell leaves shores as one of England’s greats with last starring role

Owen Farrell’s final match for Saracens ended in semi-final defeat but his contribution was even more impressive after playing with a tear in his quad

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Mark McCall hails Owen Farrell’s ‘incredible’ spirit after revealing injury scare before Saracens swansong

Saracens were narrowly beaten by Northampton to bring Farrell’s time at the club to an end

The Independent UK

Toss, perch on, and leap from your magic staff in the demo for action platformer Akatori

Akatori: Chapter One is one of those free prologue demos that are so popular now.

PC Gamer

Meet the Fisilaus: Exeter’s Greg hopes to power through for England honours

Tight with the Vunipolas and Faletaus, former player Keni Fisilau hopes his eldest son makes his mark against Bath on Saturday

The Guardian - UK

Orient celebrates 20 years of Mako dive watch with new limited edition timepiece

This limited edition dive watch from Orient features a blue wave dial and dual colour bezel

Trial of Chinese #MeToo journalist and labour rights activist begins in secret

Huang Xueqin, a feminist who was due to move to UK, and Wang Jianbing charged with ‘inciting subversion of state power’

The Guardian - UK

'Crisis Core' ending explained: How it ties into 'FF7 Remake' and 'Rebirth'

The events of Crisis Core Reunion run right up to the beginning of Final Fantasy 7, but what exactly does it mean for the series future? We help break it down.

Inverse

Crufts winner’s dog ‘mauled woman’s leg like someone tearing through it with knife’

‘I was screaming. I was crying my eyes out. It was really, really bad,’ alleged victim tells court

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Tribune News Service

Don’t expect to relax at Lisa Unger’s ‘Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six’

"Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six" by Lisa Unger; Park Row Books (400 pages, $27.99)

The Independent UK

Former Japanese princess' husband passes New York state bar

The man who married a former Japanese princess has passed the New York bar exam, defying detractors back home who had criticized their romance

The Conversation

With male imperial descendants dwindling, will Japan's leaders finally accept a female emperor?

Princess Aiko, the only child of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, came of age last month as she turned 20. Despite her royal lineage, Aiko may never ascend to the throne.

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

The Church of England

the University of Sussex

51 stories

Imperial Household Agency

15 stories

Shinra

12 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.