The final draft of the report released on Monday by the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) called for Japan to review the Imperial House Law, citing its stipulation on who can ascend the throne, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
The fundamental law regarding the Imperial family stipulates that only male descendants from the Imperial lineage can become Emperor. The final draft of the CEDAW report on Japan regarded this provision as discriminatory against women, according to several Japanese government sources.
Japan made a rebuttal against the description, which was eventually removed from the draft when the report was released earlier this week, the sources said.
The Yomiuri ShimbunThe final draft of the report released on Monday by the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) called for Japan to review the Imperial House Law, citing its stipulation on who can ascend the throne, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.
The fundamental law regarding the Imperial family stipulates that only male descendants from the Imperial lineage can become Emperor. The final draft of the CEDAW report on Japan regarded this provision as discriminatory against women, according to several Japanese government sources.
Japan made a rebuttal against the description, which was eventually removed from the draft when the report was released earlier this week, the sources said.(The Yomiuri Shimbun)
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