Japan Is Running Out of Royals. Are More Men the Answer?

Scritto il 14/06/2026
da Javier C. Hernández and Hisako Ueno

Japan’s legislature is drafting a plan to allow the imperial family to adopt distant male relatives. But some in Japan would prefer a female emperor.Emperor Naruhito of Japan, center, with Empress Masako and other royal family members at a garden party in April in Tokyo.