Parliamentary Panel Approves Draft Allowing Female Imperial Members to Stay After Marriage and Reinstating Former Male Royals
A Japanese parliamentary panel approved a draft proposal on June 10, 2026, that would let female members remain in the imperial family after marriage and allow former male royals to rejoin through adoption.
Japan TimesA parliamentary panel on the imperial family approved a draft proposal on Wednesday that would allow female members to stay in the imperial family after marriage and permit former male royals of the male line to be reinstated through adoption. The panel met on June 10, 2026. ” It is expected to be submitted to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi later the same day.
The government will compile a revised bill that reflects the draft. The parliamentary panel will then check the revised bill before it is submitted to the current parliamentary session, which runs through July 17. “Although there are various opinions on the topic, we were able to compile the best version,” Lower House Speaker Eisuke Mori said after the panel’s meeting.
The move paves the way toward legal amendments to help prevent the number of members of the imperial family from further dwindling.
