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Japan's parliament enshrines male-only succession for the shrinking imperial family

Japan's parliament enshrines male-only succession for the shrinking imperial family
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Japan’s parliament enacted Friday 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.The revisions include adoption of distant male relatives to father future...

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