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As an American who has long admired Japan’s remarkable 2,600-year-old imperial family, I find the current situation quite interesting.
Princess Aiko, the Emperor’s talented and popular daughter, is still unable to inherit the throne simply because she is a girl.
At present, only three men remain in the line of succession, and the imperial family is becoming smaller. Continuing with strict male-only succession could one day put the world’s oldest continuous monarchy at risk if no more boys are born.
Japan has made wonderful progress with gender equality in many parts of society. Women vote, work, and take leadership roles everywhere.
It feels somewhat outdated that this one important symbolic position is still open only to men. Since Japan once had eight reigning empresses, allowing the eldest child to succeed, whether a boy or a girl, could be a respectful way to honor that history while helping this precious tradition continue strongly into the future.
Such a modest adjustment might ease the burden on the remaining royal family members and let young Japanese girls know that their country values everyone equally. I fully respect that many older conservatives hold the unbroken male line as the very heart of the imperial tradition.
I am not trying to lecture anyone. I simply hope it would be nice to see the Chrysanthemum Throne reflect the same modern sense of fairness that Japan already shows in daily life.
Très heureux de retrouver Leurs Majestés l’Empereur et l’Impératrice du Japon. Ils savent le respect et l’amitié de la France à l’égard du Japon.
Ces deux jours, nous avons à nouveau ressenti la force d’âme japonaise. Nous continuerons d’œuvrer main dans la main.