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 ...

The Japanese government has responded ... to the throne must be males from the male line of the Imperial lineage. Foreign Ministry Press Secretary Kitamura Toshihiro commented on the issue at ...

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.

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 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 ...