Japan's Lower House Passes Bill for Imperial Law Revision in 1-Day Debate

Japan's Lower House passes bill to secure number of Imperial family members

Japan's Lower House has approved a bill to revise the Imperial House Law with the aim of securing the number of Imperial family members.

Japan imperial succession bill clears Lower House

Japan's Lower House passes a bill to address its imperial succession crisis, allowing adoptions but not female emperors. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Bills on preservation of imperial family pass Lower House

The pieces of legislation will now be deliberated in the Upper House, which is expected to clear them by the end of the current session of parliament.

Japanese lawmakers pass bill to address dwindling number of imperial family members

Bill to allow imperial family to adopt males from former imperial branch families, permit female royals to retain their imperial status after marrying commoners

Japan's lower house passes bill for imperial law revision in 1-day debate

The House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill for a law revision to address the dwindling number of imperial family members after entering deliberations earlier in the day, a major step to change Japan's decades-long system.

Bill to secure Japan's imperial succession clears lower house

Japan’s lower house passed a bill on Friday aimed at easing a looming imperial succession crisis as the monarchy shrinks, with just one young heir under a male-only succession rule. The future of the imperial household currently hinges on Prince Hisahito, Emperor Naruhito’s 19-year-old nephew, and the centuries-old succession would be broken if he does not […] The post Bill to secure Japan’s imperial succession clears lower house appeared first …