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POLITICSELEVATEDJul 17 · Jul 17, 2026, 7:37 AM

Japan enshrines male-only succession for shrinking imperial family

Japan Today

Japan’s parliament enacted Friday a historic revision to the 19th-century Imperial House Law by insisting only paternal-lineage men can become emperor, sparking fear that it could doom the…

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