Japan enacts revised Imperial House Law to address shrinking royal family
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Japan has implemented a revised Imperial House Law to handle the decreasing size of the royal family. The new rules aim to address the shrinking number of members. The law maintains the traditional requirement for male-line succession to the throne.
Japan has brought into force a revised Imperial House Law aimed at addressing the declining number of members of the imperial family while preserving the traditional male-line succession to the throne.