Family Politics and Imperial Succession Debates in Japan

Japan is currently experiencing two significant debates concerning family politics, particularly regarding the traditionalist view of imperial succession through male lineage.

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Two debates, one household: The politics of family in Japan

In the traditionalist reading, all 126 emperors descend from the first through fathers only, an unbroken mythical chain reaching back more than 2,600 years.

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