Japan may let women take throne
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Japan's ruling party considers proposing constitutional changes to let women take the throne, reports say.
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Japan insisted on Wednesday that its ties with Washington would not be shaken by a U.S. Congressional resolution urging Tokyo to apologize for forcing women to serve as sex slaves during World War Two.
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Japan has become one of five new members elected to the United Nations Security Council, even as it campaigns for a permanent seat on the powerful body.
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Japanese media have mobilized for the   expected birth of a royal baby who conservatives hope will be   the first imperial male heir in more than 40 years.
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Japan's ruling party on Sunday picked Yasuo Fukuda, who seeks warmer ties with Asian neighbors, to succeed Shinzo Abe as prime minister in an effort to revive the party's fortunes and fill a political vacuum.
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Japan's Crown Princess Masako emerged  briefly on Saturday from months of seclusion to visit the  emperor, but officials said it might be difficult for her to  resume her official duties this year.
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The birth of Princess Kiko's son ensures the continuation of the royal line. But the news shows how far women still have to go, even in modern Japan
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Japan's ruling party was poised on Sunday to pick Yasuo Fukuda, who seeks warmer ties with Asian neighbours, to succeed Shinzo Abe as prime minister in an effort to revive party fortunes and fill a political vacuum.
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Japan's finance minister became the first to launch a bid to lead the country on Thursday as the ruling party scrambled to avoid a policy vacuum after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's shock resignation.
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Japan's ruling bloc lost a key local election on Sunday, a possible bellwether of public support after a Cabinet minister caused an uproar by calling women "birth-giving machines."
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The Japanese government said Monday it has set up a panel of external experts to discuss the issue of imperial succession, apparently to consider the feasibility of allowing a woman to ascend the throne.
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No matter how independent, fashionable or popular she may be, Japan's unwed woman has long been labeled the eternal loser &#151; lonesome during the holidays, dreaming of the child she never had, dreading the inevitable question at family gatherings: "Aren't you married yet?" But in unprecedented numbers, Japanese women are defying the stereotype with a firm "No" &#151; and trying to cheer up others like them.
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Preparations are under way for the wedding of Japan&#39;s Princess Sayako and a 39-year-old government worker. Princess Sayako, 35, is the only daughter and youngest child of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko.
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Japan's Princess Kiko has given birth to the royal family's first boy in more than 40 years, easing a succession crisis and silencing calls to let a woman lead the world's oldest monarchy.
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Can S&#201;gol&#200;ne Royal's feminine campaigning style get her elected to France's top job?
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The government is to set up a special panel early next year to consider whether a woman can command the Chrysanthemum Throne, thereby allowing Princess Aiko to become empress one day if she doesn&#39;t get a brother.
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CHIANG SAEN, Thailand, Sept. 6 -- Japan's Princess Kiko gave birth Wednesday to a male heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne, ending a potential crisis of succession in the world's oldest continuous monarchy and likely forestalling a heated debate over whether female royals should be granted the right to...