The bill to amend the Imperial House Law has passed the House of Representatives in Japan.
The bill is intended to secure the number of imperial family members. It passed by a majority vote of the ruling party and others. The Democratic Party for the People, the Centrist Reform Alliance, and the Sanseito Party were also in favour of the bill. The Communist Party opposed the bill.
Before the session, Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara Minoru stated that the current provision limiting imperial succession to male descendants in the male line “takes into account the weight of having been maintained without exception since ancient times.”
The proposed amendment would grant succession rights to adopted male members of the imperial family from the former 11 imperial families. Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara Minoru said, “This is a result based on the current law. It is not intended to preempt or restrict future considerations in the legislature.”
It would also allow female members of the imperial family to retain their status after marriage. Currently, they must give up the titles if they marry a commoner.
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