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Originally Posted by genjichan
...and another question. Can a Japanese princess marry a foreigner? What if she's the sole child of Emperor? Can she or her husband reign?
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Technically yes, but politically suicidal. And no, under strict agnatic primogeniture used since the Meiji era, the line of successions goes like this: Crown Prince Naruhito (Age 51) → Prince Akishino (Age 46) → Prince Hisahito (Age 5) → Prince Hitachi (Age 76) → Prince Mikasa (Age 76) → Prince Tomohito (Age 65) → Prince Katsura (Age 63)
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Originally Posted by Vexx
typically, one chooses from another family descended from the Shogunates and aristocracy.
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Not exactly current conventions.
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Originally Posted by Vexx
My understanding is that however the Royal family ascendance and inheritance (assets and $$$$) is how the aristocratic family clans handle it.... men may have the power but women are the line through which assets/wealth flows.
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Come again?
Also, I think I can answer pretty much any questions concerning my relatives' public information, so ask away.