Revised Imperial House Law Takes Effect in Japan to Address Shrinking Family
The revised law allows the adoption of males from former imperial branch families to maintain the line, though operational details remain undecided.
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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 24 Oct 2026. Latest articles published first, on 24 October at 01:06 UTC; South China Morning Post followed 2h 24m later. The most recent article, from ABC News, appeared on 24 October at 09:39 UTC.
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