Japan has opened the possibility of welcoming into the imperial family patrilineal male descendants from former imperial branches through adoption. It is epoch-making and deserves praise.Past generations have worked to protect the male-line imperial lineage and there is no choice but to preserve it under the given current conditions.It has been extremely wise that discussions this time have centered on the purpose of ensuring the number of imperial family members as an "urgent" issue, even as a resolution that accompanied a special law on the former Emperor Akihito's abdication called for "…READ FULL ARTICLE
