Let’s turn to The Times (UK), a conservative tabloid.
They share the opinion with The New York Times (US), a liberal broadsheet.
Many Japanese think likewise.
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Japan’s imperial family is dying out.
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Tsuneyasu Takeda is a member of the former cadet branches.
His outspokenness probably rules out his son getting adopted in the Family.
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The simple answer would be to allow female succession.
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Opponents object on the grounds that only men transmit the male Y-chromosome
that has been passed down from Emperor Jimmu.
Jimmu was descended from Amaterasu, goddess of the sun.
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It seems only fair to many
that women should have their turn in the sun again. #愛子