In a big milestone for Japan’s royal family, Prince Hisahito has turned 18, becoming the first male royal family member to reach adulthood in almost four decades.
FILE- Japan ’s Emperor Naruhito, from left, Empress Masako and their daughter Princess Aiko wave to well-wishers from the balcony of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024. FILE- Japan ’s Princess Aiko greets guests during the spring garden party at the Akasaka Palace imperial garden Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Tokyo.
Hisahito is the youngest of the 17-member all-adult imperial family, which currently has only four men. The 1947 Imperial House Law, which largely preserves conservative pre-war family values, only allows a male to succeed to the throne and forces female royal members who marry commoners to lose their royal status.
An earlier proposal to allow an empress after Aiko’s birth was shelved as soon as Hisahito was born in 2006.
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