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Japan's Imperial Succession Debate and Women's Rights

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

J. Sean Curtin
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Just when Japan's Imperial House was on the verge of an historic reform that would have marked an enormous step towards making it a more gender equal institution, the legislation permitting an Empress to reign was suddenly shelved. The immediate cause of the abrupt turnaround was the surprise announcement that 39-year-old Princess Kiko, the Emperor's daughter-in-law, was pregnant. The announcement led Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro to promptly abandon his reform plans, handing victory to ultra-conservatives who bitterly opposed the proposals.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 4 , Issue 3 , March 2006 , e4
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