Crowning glory for Japan’s Akishino, but where to for royal women?

Akishino has finally formally been proclaimed as changes to the succession law will probably intensify

08 November 2020 - 18:03 By Linda Sieg

Japan formally proclaimed Crown Prince Akishino the first in line as heir to the throne on Sunday, the last of a series of ceremonies after his elder brother, Emperor Naruhito, became monarch in 2019 after their father’s abdication...

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