mark61
09-02-06, 01:15
The debate over whether Japan should let women ascend to the throne has been re-ignited by the news that Princess Kiko, the wife of Emperor Akihito's second son, is pregnant.
A bill to allow female succession had been proposed in Parliament because no male royal has been born for 40 years.
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has indicated he may no longer push the bill through.
Opinion polls suggest that the majority of Japanese people support the idea of female royal succession. But conservatives argue it could dilute the imperial line.
The BBC News website invited two readers, from different sides of the debate, to put their cases.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4426176.stm
In de 18e eeuw had Japan nog keizerinnen. Nu zijn de conservatieven bang dat een vrouw met een Buitenlander ajakkes zal trouwen. Omgekeerd blijkbaar niet. Net moeslims.
A bill to allow female succession had been proposed in Parliament because no male royal has been born for 40 years.
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has indicated he may no longer push the bill through.
Opinion polls suggest that the majority of Japanese people support the idea of female royal succession. But conservatives argue it could dilute the imperial line.
The BBC News website invited two readers, from different sides of the debate, to put their cases.
zie >>
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4426176.stm
In de 18e eeuw had Japan nog keizerinnen. Nu zijn de conservatieven bang dat een vrouw met een Buitenlander ajakkes zal trouwen. Omgekeerd blijkbaar niet. Net moeslims.