Panel Report Discounts Possibility of Female Succession in Japan

Seike Atsushi (left), the chair of the panel to ensure stable imperial succession, hands the panel’s report to Prime Minister Kishida Fumio on December 22, 2021. (© Jiji)

Crown Prince Fumihito (center) with his son Prince Hisahito (left) and second daughter Princess Kako at the Akasaka Estate on November 12, 2021. (Courtesy Imperial Household Agency; © Reuters)