Japan's Reforms on Imperial Succession Expand Eligible Successors but Keep Male-Only Rule

Summary

New policies on Japan's imperial succession expand the pool of people eligible to become successors to the throne, but they maintain that successors must be male. The article explains how the reforms affect the monarchy.

Timeline

1. TIME

   26 Oct 2026, 12:06 UTCSource ↗

   TIME reports that new policies on Japan's imperial succession expand the pool of eligible successors to the throne but maintain that they must be male.