With male imperial descendants dwindling, will Japan's leaders finally accept a female emperor?
- Written by Masafumi Monden, Lecturer in Japanese Studies, University of Sydney
KYDPL KYODO/APPrincess Aiko, the only child of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, came of age last month as she turned 20. Despite her royal lineage, Aiko may never ascend to the throne.
Japanese consistently tell poll after poll they would be happy with a female emperor or an emperor descended from the female line. But Japanese...
