For a “democracy without women,” what does the imperial succession debate mean for gender parity in Japan?
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May 14, 2021
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In early March, an Oprah Winfrey interview with the United Kingdom’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, saw the couple allege instances of institutional racism within the British royal family. The allegations sparked far-reaching debate on the issue of race in wider British society.
In the days following the interview, advocate of U.K. republicanism Jonathan Freedland commented that the monarchy had failed in its response to issues of race introduced by the couple’s marriage. The institution, he claimed, had wasted the opportunity to modernize in line with the highly diverse U.K. of 2021.
Princess Mako of Japan, still willing to renounce royal rights to marry a commoner
The wedding was postponed due to some financial dispute on the end of the groom-to-be, Kei Komuro and his family, which the royal family disapproves.
April 13, 2021 11:31 BST
Princess Mako of Japan, who had announced her engagement to commoner Kei Komuro in 2017, is still hoping to marry him even after nearly four years of waiting.
The wedding was originally scheduled to take place in November 2018, but the Imperial Household Agency later announced that it would be postponed until 2020 due to some financial dispute on the end of the groom-to-be, Kei Komuro and his family, which the royal family disapproves.
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Princess Mako (left) and Princess Kako look at photos at their residence in Tokyo on Oct. 6. | IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD AGENCY / VIA KYODO
Kyodo Apr 4, 2021
Japan has finally launched formal discussions on how to secure a stable succession to the chrysanthemum throne amid a shrinking number of heirs, with options including allowing women or emperors from the maternal line to reign.
A six-member government panel held its first meeting on March 23, with its chairman, Atsushi Seike, a former Keio University president, vowing to hold careful discussions without haste as the government seeks to secure a stable future for the world s oldest hereditary monarchy.
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