The Japanese government has responded to a United Nations committee's recommendation to revise a law that limits imperial succession to male offspring in the male line.

This in protest of the panel's recommendation to revise Japan’s male-only imperial succession law, the Foreign Ministry said on Jan. 29. Toshihiro Kitamura, press secretary at the Foreign ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan on Wednesday said it will freeze voluntary funding for a United Nations’ women’s rights panel that called for an end to the country's male-only imperial succession ... voluntary ...

Japan said it would not fund a UN women's rights committee and suspended a member's visit over calls for the nation to change its male-only imperial succession rules.

The Japanese government has decided to invite Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to the country as a state guest ...

Japan to Halt Funding for a UN Women's Rights Panel Over Call to End Male-Only Imperial Succession TOKYO ... s annual voluntary contributions, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Toshihiro Kitamura ...