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Japan said it would not fund a UN women's rights committee and suspended a member's visit over calls for the nation to change its male-only imperial succession rules.

Rarely seen outfits, elaborate thrones and ancient paraphernalia adorned Tuesday’s sacred and sumptuous ceremony marking the formal ascension of Emperor Naruhito to Japan’s Chrysanthemum Throne.

Crown Prince Naruhito will ascend the Chrysanthemum Throne on Wednesday. The rituals were conducted by the emperor and Shinto priests - the main religion of Japan - wearing traditional robes.

When Japan's Emperor Naruhito ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne in May 2019, after the abdication of his father, he vowed to bring the royal family into the modern age. Five years later ...

April 1, 2019 – The Japanese government announces that Naruhito’s reign will be known as the “Reiwa” era. The era, whose name includes the character for “harmony,” will formally begin once the new ...

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The Japanese government has responded to a United Nations committee's recommendation to revise a law that limits imperial succession to male offspring in the male line.

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will likely visit Mongolia in July, the first trip to the country by a reigning imperial couple, people familiar with the matter said Thursday.

It recommended that the law be revised “to ensure gender equality in succession to the Imperial throne,” citing other countries as examples. On Oct. 17, the Japanese government stated ...

In October, the UN committee said Japan should "guarantee the equality of women and men in the succession to the throne" in line with "good practices" in other monarchies. Japan demanded that the ...