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Japan Is Running Out of Royals. Are More Men the Answer?

Japan Is Running Out of Royals. Are More Men the Answer?Photo: NYT World

Japan’s legislature is drafting a plan to allow the imperial family to adopt distant male relatives. But some in Japan would prefer a female emperor

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