Joyce, Colin,
No Male Heir Is Apparent, So Japan Shifting. Colin Joyce. - Los Angeles Times, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 33, Global Issues, 1522-3221; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: No Male Heir Is Apparent, So Japan Shifting, May 28, 2004; pp. n.p..
"'There is no doubt that Japan faces a succession crisis and must change the law to get around it,' said Hidehiko Kasahara, a law professor at Keio University. 'Long ago, there was a concubine system to provide male heirs, but that was abolished. Even if one of the princes does have a son, the same problem will probably occur again. Little by little, the principle of male succession has been undermined.'" (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article discusses Japan's changing attitude toward female monarchs, a pressing issue in a country with a tradition of male succession "which some believe dates back 2,600 years."
1522-3221;
Emperors--Japan
Empresses
Japanese--Attitudes
Kings and rulers--Succession
Japan--Politics and government
Japan--Royal family
AC1.S5
050
No Male Heir Is Apparent, So Japan Shifting. Colin Joyce. - Los Angeles Times, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 33, Global Issues, 1522-3221; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: No Male Heir Is Apparent, So Japan Shifting, May 28, 2004; pp. n.p..
"'There is no doubt that Japan faces a succession crisis and must change the law to get around it,' said Hidehiko Kasahara, a law professor at Keio University. 'Long ago, there was a concubine system to provide male heirs, but that was abolished. Even if one of the princes does have a son, the same problem will probably occur again. Little by little, the principle of male succession has been undermined.'" (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article discusses Japan's changing attitude toward female monarchs, a pressing issue in a country with a tradition of male succession "which some believe dates back 2,600 years."
1522-3221;
Emperors--Japan
Empresses
Japanese--Attitudes
Kings and rulers--Succession
Japan--Politics and government
Japan--Royal family
AC1.S5
050