🛑 SHOCKING
Tens of thousands of peaceful protesters gathered in Tokyo to defend Article 9—only to face suppression from police and right wing groups.
The world needs to pay attention to what is happening in Japan.🇯🇵
Japan's parliament has approved changes to the imperial succession law, but Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito, remains ineligible to inherit the throne.
Japan’s parliament enactes a historic revision to the 19th-century Imperial House Law by insisting only paternal-lineage men can become emperor, sparking fear that it could doom the already shrinking imperial family. https://t.co/iDlcMRAiRK