Female imperial branches

Female imperial branches

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2012. The government made a proposal the same day on enabling female members of royalty to establish their own imperial family branches after marriage to commoners, amid concern about a decline in the number of royal household members and the heavy burden on the emperor.

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  • 2012/10/05 00:00:00
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