When Japan's Emperor Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in May 2019 ... continuing monarchy is grappling with a question as old as monarchy itself: succession. Under the Imperial Household ...

In 2013, Queen Beatrix, the 75-year-old monarch of the Netherlands ... king in 123 years. In 2019, Japanese Emperor Akihito, 85, formally abdicated his throne, becoming the nation's first monarch ...

The announcement of the birth of an heir to the throne of Japan has not ... An imperial Prince was born, Sept. 23, to the Emperor by View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...

saying that the right to succeed the throne was unrelated to human rights and gender discrimination. Only the sons of royal fathers can become emperor in Japan. The rule has prompted questions of ...

The Emperor will read out a text in Old Japanese and report to the Sun Goddess ... 1:00 p.m. The Emperor will step on the Takamikura throne placed in the room. The Emperor will then proclaim ...

In a set of solemn ceremonies, Emperor Akihito will abdicate in favor of 59-year-old Crown ... stunned Japan when he announced in 2016 that he wanted to give up the Chrysanthemum Throne, citing ...

"I am already 80 years old, and fortunately I am now ... In February, Japan commemorated the Emperor's 30th year on the throne. He expressed gratitude to the people, and said: "It's fortunate ...

Japan is to freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel over its recommendation that Japan’s male-only imperial succession rule should be revised from gender-equality perspecti ...

Male-only succession rules mean that Japan's royal women cannot ascend to the throne and must forgo ... begun to deteriorate. Current Emperor Naruhito's 18-year-old nephew Prince Hisahito is ...

Tokyo, Jan. 30 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Emperor Naruhito and ... couple's third overseas goodwill trip since the Emperor's accession to the throne in 2019 following their visits to Indonesia in ...

Japan said it would not fund a UN women's rights committee and suspended a member's visit over calls for the nation to change ...