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Japan baby could end royal reform
Conservatives within Japan's hidebound imperial household must be rejoicing at what must seem a miracle pregnancy.
News that Princess Kiko, the 39-year-old wife of the emperor's second son, is expecting a child in the autumn may save them from their worst fear - the prospect of women ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne.
For months Japan has witnessed a mounting debate over whether the Imperial Household Law - which allows only male heirs - should be amended.
With no male heir born into the imperial family since 1965, supporters of change looked to have nearly won the argument. But Princess Kiko's pregnancy has at least stalled the process, and even - if she gives birth to a boy - ended it for some time.........................
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4693950.stm
FOCUS: Possibility of male heir to throne sparks new round of debate
The possibility that Japan's imperial family could have a male heir for the first time in more than 40 years has sparked further debate on whether to allow females to ascend the throne, leaving the whole issue up in the air......................
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060214/kyodo/d8fp6gko0.html
Conservatives within Japan's hidebound imperial household must be rejoicing at what must seem a miracle pregnancy.
News that Princess Kiko, the 39-year-old wife of the emperor's second son, is expecting a child in the autumn may save them from their worst fear - the prospect of women ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne.
For months Japan has witnessed a mounting debate over whether the Imperial Household Law - which allows only male heirs - should be amended.
With no male heir born into the imperial family since 1965, supporters of change looked to have nearly won the argument. But Princess Kiko's pregnancy has at least stalled the process, and even - if she gives birth to a boy - ended it for some time.........................
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4693950.stm
FOCUS: Possibility of male heir to throne sparks new round of debate
The possibility that Japan's imperial family could have a male heir for the first time in more than 40 years has sparked further debate on whether to allow females to ascend the throne, leaving the whole issue up in the air......................
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060214/kyodo/d8fp6gko0.html
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