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WPLG Local 10 – Main FeedJuly 17, 2026United States

Japan Maintains Male-Only Imperial Succession Law

Japan's parliament has passed a revision to the 19th-century Imperial House Law that formally restricts the imperial throne to male heirs in the paternal line. This decision maintains the existing succession rules despite concerns regarding the declining number of members in the imperial family.

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