News Japan protests UN call to reform imperial succession

While the panel acknowledged in its report released Tuesday that the 1947 Imperial House Law is "not within the purview" of its competence, it said it considers the succession rule "contrary to the object and purpose" of the U.N. convention to eliminate discrimination against women. "We have lodged a strong protest with the committee and called again for the removal of the reference," he added. In 2016, Japan strongly objected when a recommendation to amend the Imperial House Law was included in a draft of the concluding observations of that year's review, and the final version ended up with no reference to the issue.

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thomas said:

That must be quite embarrassing to the encrusted right-wing elites:

Japan has formally protested a UN human rights watchdog's recommendation to review the country's male-only imperial succession law. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi stated that the government had previously informed the UN panel that such a review would be "inappropriate," as the imperial succession system is deeply rooted in Japan's national identity. Hayashi expressed disappointment that the final report from the UN panel, which aims to eliminate discrimination against women, included a reference to the Imperial House Law. He emphasized that the law is fundamental to Japan's national identity and should not be subject to international scrutiny.

An overwhelming majority of the Japanese population supports female imperial succession. In 2006, then-PM Koizumi endorsed the idea of submitting a bill to the Japanese Diet that would allow women to ascend to the throne.

Japan protests UN call for reviewing male-only imperial succession - The Mainichi

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan has lodged a protest with a U.N. human rights watchdog that called for reviewing a domestic law that limits imperial succession

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thomas said:

I cannot wrap my head around what "national identity" is supposed to mean. And how would an exclusive male succession relate such an identity?

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Lothor said:

Perhaps the people who run the show In Japan are so arrogant that they think they can say what is and isn't Japan's national identity.

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