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- Japan amended the main text of the Imperial House Law for the first time in 79 years, adopting male-line adoption and protection of female status in a combined package.
- The Shinto Political League lobbied for male-line succession for 20 years; media accused them of being a "hidden hand," but Chairman Uchida denied this.
- The revision was incorporated into the main law rather than a separate special law, preventing future repeal risks; experts hailed this as a major achievement.
- Critics' claims of "deception" ignore the fact that while the 2021 report stated adopted children have no succession rights, their grandsons would acquire rights under Article 1.
Dalam Angka
During a special Diet session in July, Japan revised the Imperial House Law for the first time since 1947, amending the main text. The revision provides for the return of male-line descendants from former miyake (collateral imperial branches) to the Imperial Family through adoption, and for female Imperial Family members to retain their status after marriage. This change aims to secure the imperial succession by preserving the principle of male-line succession.
Shinto Political League (Jinsei Ren) Chairman Uchida Fumihiro and expert Yagi Hideji emphasized the importance of maintaining male-line succession in the legal amendment. They rejected Asahi Shimbun's accusations of being a "right-wing group" and a "hidden hand," stressing they only expressed opinions in the political process and that decisions belong to politicians. Yagi noted that Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara Minoru managed the process, and the Prime Minister did not intervene directly.
Experts argue the revision combined the two proposals from the 2021 expert report (protection of female status and male adoption) into a single legal text, eliminating the risks of separate special laws. While Yagi gave the draft a perfect score, Uchida called it a partial success after a 20-year struggle. It is argued that debates were not held in a "quiet environment," and media and social media influenced the process with approaches resembling popularity polls like "Princess Aiko hopes," while critics' claims of "deception" stem from not reading the report. The Emperor's words were also said to have been taken out of context, and the male-line tradition was emphasized as a "spiritual heritage" (reitou) continuing for 126 generations, far older than the Meiji era.
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- Which two main proposals were adopted in the Imperial House Law revision?
- The proposals to allow female Imperial Family members to retain their status after marriage and to adopt male-line descendants from former miyake branches into the Imperial Family were adopted.
- Why was the revision incorporated into the main law instead of a separate special law?
- Separate laws carried the risk of the adoption proposal being rejected, priority issues if passed with few votes, and the future risk of only the adoption law being repealed; the unified law eliminated these risks.
- Why did the media and opposition raise allegations of "deception" (damashi-uchi)?
- The claim that adopted children have no succession rights but their grandsons would gain rights under the male-line succession rule is based on a reading oversight, as the report did not explicitly clarify this point.
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