Japan awaits birth of possible imperial male heir
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Conservatives keen to keep women from   ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne are hoping this week will   bring the answer to their prayers: the birth of Japan's first   imperial male heir in more than four decades.
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Japan sought international and Iraqi help  for a Japanese man held hostage in Iraq on Thursday, less than  24 hours before a deadline set by his captors to behead him  unless Japan withdraws its troops.
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Tokyo, Nov. 15: The news that Princess Sayako, will wed at 35 after years of hesitation was welcomed today by many in Japan who fear that sagging marriage and birth rates has left the country headed for a demographic crisis.
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Japan's Princess Kiko entered the operating room to deliver her third child early Wednesday, news reports said, as the nation anxiously awaited word on whether the imperial family will have its first male heir in four decades.
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Japan's newborn prince, who is in line to be emperor, was given the name Hisahito in a traditional ceremony, the palace said.
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Japan&#39;s ruling party is considering constitutional revisions for setting up a self-defense military force and also making the emperor the head of the state.
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The Japanese Emperor arrived in Britain Sunday for a three-day visit that will see him carry out engagements including dinner with Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.
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JapanÂs Princess Kiko gave birth on Wednesday to the first male heir born into the imperial family in more than four decades.
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A Japanese minister arrived in Jordan on Thursday to seek the release of a hostage in Iraq, less than 24 hours before a deadline set by his captors, who have threatened to behead the youth unless Japan withdraws its troops.
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Japan's Princess Kiko gave birth on   Wednesday to a baby boy -- the first male heir to be born into   the ancient imperial family in more than four decades.
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Japan has gotten its first glance at Prince Hisahito, the long-awaited new heir to the throne, who had a full head of hair and slept calmly in his mother's arms as he was brought out of the hospital.
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A top Japanese business leader expressed hope Monday that the impending betrothal of the emperor&#39;s only daughter would help bolster Japan&#39;s economy, now showing signs of a slowing recovery.
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Japan will set up a task force to consider allowing a reigning empress, an official said Monday - the government's first review of a post-World War II law that limits imperial succession to men.
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Will Japanese PM stir controversy with his New Year's day visit to a shrine honoring war criminals?
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Japan's Princess Kiko gave birth to the royal family's first boy in more than 40 years, the palace said, easing a long-running succession crisis.
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Conservatives keen to keep women from  ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne are hoping this week will  bring the answer to their prayers: the birth of Japan's first  imperial male heir in more than four decades.
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&quot;There is a possibility that this is the body of the Japanese hostage, but it has yet to be identified,&quot; a ministry spokesman said on Saturday.