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Calls grow for female succession in Japan's monarchy

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  • Japan's imperial house faces a critical situation with no male heir, relying on the emperor's 19-year-old nephew.
  • Calls are growing in Tokyo for Japan to allow female succession to the throne, with Princess Aiko highlighted as popular.
  • Most Japanese support a legal change for female succession, but the country's first female prime minister opposes it.

In Tokyo, Japan, voices are rising again for Japan to enable female succession to the throne. The Japanese imperial house is at a critical juncture, with the entire monarchy's future depending on the emperor's 19-year-old nephew due to the lack of a male heir. However, there is also the popular Princess Aiko.

A 66-year-old Tokyo resident, Shigeki Kawasaki, says Aiko is completely exceptional. The majority of Japanese people support a legal change, but Japan's first female prime minister is against it.

Aiko is completely exceptional.

Shigeki Kawasaki, 66-year-old Tokyo resident

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