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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a ritual offering to Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine on the 81st anniversary of World War II's end, while Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited in person, continuing a practice that has repeatedly drawn protests from China and South Korea.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi confronts renewed criticism after a 2002 video resurfaced showing her defending Japan's World War II actions as self-defence. The controversy compounds her administration's falling approval ratings.
Japan's revised Imperial House Law aims to stabilize the shrinking imperial family by allowing male adoptions and letting princesses keep royal status after marrying commoners, yet palace staff and the public remain divided over its implications.
Japan's parliament has passed significant reforms to its 1947 Imperial House Law to address a shrinking royal family, permitting male adoptions and allowing imperial women to keep their status after marrying commoners. The male-only succession tradition remains intact despite strong public support for female emperors.
Japan's parliament has enacted changes to imperial succession rules permitting distant male relatives to return to the royal family, yet deliberately upheld the prohibition against women ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne, defying strong public backing for reform.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's approval rating has fallen below 50 per cent for the first time since taking office in October, according to a Jiji Press survey published Thursday, signalling cooling public support after an initial honeymoon period.