Japan enacts revised law that strengthens male-only succession to lead shrinking imperial family
Japan’s Prince Hisahito. File | Photo Credit: Imperial Household Agency of Japan via AP Japan’s Parliament enacted on Friday (July 17, 2026) 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…