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Japan relaxes royal succession rules

Source: Sri Lanka Mirror
Category: Politics
Region: Japan
Published: July 17, 2026 at 09:27

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The Japanese parliament has approved a bill to relax imperial succession rules, amid concerns over the dwindling size of the imperial family. The bill, passed by the upper house on Friday, allows the imperial family to adopt distant male relatives over the age of 15 and lets women keep their royal status after marrying outside […]

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