wowpow
September 6th, 2006, 08:12
I read somewhere recently that they do as they are better at looking after their family in old age? The Japs seem happy now -
It's a boy - Japan's future emperor - Tokyo (dpa) - Japan's future emperor was born Wednesday morning, putting an end to the succession crisis in the imperial family.
Japanese Princess Kiko, 39-year-old wife of the emperor's second son, gave birth to a long-awaited baby boy, who is now in line for the throne of the Japanese emperor. The baby stands third in the male-only line of succession to the world's oldest monarchy, after his uncle, Crown Prince Naruhito, 46, and his father, Prince Akishino, 40, who was the last male to be born to the royal family. Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko have two daughters, while Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako, 42, only have a daugther, 4- year-old Princess Aiko.
The 1947 Imperial House Law only allows males to succeed the Chrysanthemum Throne, but no male heir had been born for nearly 41 years. A debate led to a parliamentary bill to propose a revision of the law so that female heirs are accepted to become the symbol of the state. But outgoing Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who began a motion for the law revision, dropped the bill in early February. Shortly after, the Imperial Household Agency announced Princess Kiko's pregnancy. She was admitted to a Tokyo hospital in mid-August to prepare for a delivery by Caesarean section.
Bangkok Post
It's a boy - Japan's future emperor - Tokyo (dpa) - Japan's future emperor was born Wednesday morning, putting an end to the succession crisis in the imperial family.
Japanese Princess Kiko, 39-year-old wife of the emperor's second son, gave birth to a long-awaited baby boy, who is now in line for the throne of the Japanese emperor. The baby stands third in the male-only line of succession to the world's oldest monarchy, after his uncle, Crown Prince Naruhito, 46, and his father, Prince Akishino, 40, who was the last male to be born to the royal family. Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko have two daughters, while Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako, 42, only have a daugther, 4- year-old Princess Aiko.
The 1947 Imperial House Law only allows males to succeed the Chrysanthemum Throne, but no male heir had been born for nearly 41 years. A debate led to a parliamentary bill to propose a revision of the law so that female heirs are accepted to become the symbol of the state. But outgoing Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who began a motion for the law revision, dropped the bill in early February. Shortly after, the Imperial Household Agency announced Princess Kiko's pregnancy. She was admitted to a Tokyo hospital in mid-August to prepare for a delivery by Caesarean section.
Bangkok Post