The Japanese government has rejected the UN's recommendation to permit women in the imperial line of succession.

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Critics argue that the UN panel’s call undermines Japan’s national identity, sparking a fierce debate on gender equality and ...

An examination conducted on the princess Thursday found a decline in the function of many of her organs, including the heart ...

In this photo provided by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan, its Emperor Emeritus Akihito and Empress Emerita Michiko pose for a photograph at their residence in Tokyo, Japan, Friday ...

The panel also urged Japan to implement a law revision toward introducing a selective dual surname system for married couples ...

Japan has lodged a protest with a UN human rights watchdog that called for reviewing a domestic law that limits imperial ...

A United Nations committee has renewed a call for Japan to revise its legal requirement that married couples use the same ...

Japan has lodged a protest with a UN human rights watchdog that called for reviewing a domestic law that limits imperial ...

Tokyo, Nov. 9 (Jiji Press)--The condition of hospitalized Japanese Princess Yuriko, 101, has deteriorated, officials of the ...