Running out of royals: why calls are growing to let Japan’s princess Aiko take the throne
More people in Japan are asking why the nation’s favourite royal, 24-year-old princess Aiko, will never be empress, with a recent poll saying 72% favour a woman emperor Her face is splashed across magazine covers. Fans flock to online stores to…
Read the full story at The Guardian ↗
ImpactNotable 33/100
Why it mattersRule-based estimate: no strong signals; trust 8/10.
RegionsUnited Kingdom
Published2 h ago (Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:20:50 GMT)
RetrievedFri, 09 Oct 2026 02:00:25 GMT via rss
ClassifiedFri, 09 Oct 2026 02:00:40 GMT by heuristic
AuthorJustin McCurry in Tokyo