This in protest of the panel's recommendation to revise Japan’s male-only imperial succession law, the Foreign Ministry said on Jan. 29. Toshihiro Kitamura, press secretary at the Foreign ...

TOKYO, Japan - Japan said it would not fund a UN women's rights committee and suspended a member's visit over calls for the nation to change its male-only imperial succession rules. Chief cabinet ...

The Imperial Japanese Army was victorious early on in the Pacific theatre. As the war progressed and the situation became more desperate for the army, Japanese soldiers started to use more sacrificial ...

The Japanese government on Wednesday announced countermeasures against a U.N. committee on discrimination against women that has called for reviewing Japan's male-only imperial succession law. The ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Wednesday said it will freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel that called for an end to the country’s male-only imperial succession rule.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Wednesday said ...

Tokyo, Jan. 29 (Jiji Press)--Japan has hit back at a U.N. panel over its recommendation to revise the Imperial House Law by denying it access to the country’s voluntary contributions to the ...

Tokyo, Jan. 22 (Jiji Press)--Japan's Imperial Household Agency is considering a visit by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako to the island of Iwoto, also known as Iwojima, in April to pay respects ...

Japan has lodged a protest with the committee, saying the imperial succession system is linked to Japan's "foundation" and that the reference to the law is "unacceptable" and should be deleted ...