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Japan’s imperial succession and the invention of tradition
On July 17, Japan’s parliament enacted the first major substantive revision to the Imperial House Law in nearly eight decades. To address a shrinking monarchy, the Diet created a legal pathway for the imperial family to adopt unmarried males from... Read more.
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