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Observers say Japan’s prime minister is going to need a political miracle to remain in office after his Liberal Democratic Party suffered an electoral drubbing over the weekend.
Conservatives have largely dropped a fiercely-held opposition to a woman assuming Japan's throne as empress. But critics say their proposals could still rule out a female head of the world's oldest hereditary monarchy.
Conservatives have largely dropped their fiercely-held opposition to a woman assuming Japan's throne, but critics say their proposals could still rule out a female head of the world's oldest hereditary monarchy.