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UN points to gender equality over Japan's Imperial House Law
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "encourages all countries to adopt inclusive policies that will empower women in all walks of life and in all forms of employment," Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for Guterres, told a regular press conference.
Key facts
- On Friday, Japan's parliament enacted a bill to revise the Imperial House Law to secure a sufficient number of Imperial Family members, making the first substantive change to the law since its establishment in 1947.
- In 2024, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women recommended that Japan amend the law, which does not allow female members to ascend the throne, in order to ensure gender equality
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Summary
On Friday, Japan's parliament enacted a bill to revise the Imperial House Law to secure a sufficient number of Imperial Family members, making the first substantive change to the law since its establishment in 1947.
The revised law, meanwhile, maintains the rule limiting the right of succession to the throne to male members in the male line.